At the grave of my paternal #grandmother, in #mountolivet #cemetery in #queens #nyc. I placed this #headstone in 2016, after she had been lying here essentially forgotten for over 80 years. My father, who was a small boy when she died, never wanted to come here despite urging from my mom. I suspect he didn’t want to deal with the complex emotions a visit would stir up. I am retooting as I’ve added a photo of my grandmother. #TombTuesday #Genealogy #Ancestry

At the grave of my paternal #grandmother, in #mountolivet #cemetery in #queens #nyc. I placed this #headstone in 2016, after she had been lying here essentially forgotten for over 80 years. My father, who was a small boy when she died, never wanted to come here despite urging from my mom. I suspect he didn’t want to deal with the complex emotions a visit would stir up. The cemetery is even more decrepit than it appears in the photo. #TombTuesday #Genealogy #Ancestry