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George B. Cook (±1826-1846). “Lost at sea” is mournful enough an epitaph. Applied to a 20-year-old, it is even more Continue reading →

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Joshua Cook II (±1800-1867). “Father” on this stone in Lot No. 330 is Joshua Cook II. “Mother” is his wife, Continue reading →

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Capt. Parron C. Cook (±1760-1834). To my mind, there are few symbols of mourning as lovely as the weeping willow, Continue reading →

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Solomon Thomas Cook (1830-1858). Sad enough to find a marker saying that a 28-year-old “was drowned,” but the back story Continue reading →

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Nanno de Groot (1913-1963). Nanno de Groot died quite young, at 50, after only a year of good health in Continue reading →

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Gertrude (Snow) DeWager (1871-1948). The preservation of Provincetown history rests squarely on a few shoulders, Gertrude DeWager’s among them. As Continue reading →

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Capt. John Dunlap (1799-1876). Captain Dunlap is no relation, but the sight of my somewhat unusual name in the cemetery Continue reading →

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Benjamin Huldah Dyer (1833-1907). B. H. Dyer & Company, a hardware, houseware and paint store and one of the last Continue reading →