tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078858385551466428.post5424268343903780190..comments2024-03-06T15:19:03.429-05:00Comments on Engraved: : The Secrets of the SymbolsCall Me Taphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12539679993994817599noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078858385551466428.post-27203278942350408002013-10-02T01:05:04.843-04:002013-10-02T01:05:04.843-04:00Whoops! Meant to add this before posting...
Here&...Whoops! Meant to add this before posting...<br /><br />Here's a handy reference for the names and acronyms of (mostly) long-forgotten fraternal orders, helpfully collated in state-by-state format.:<br /><br />http://goo.gl/s2X65P<br />.Mobile Phones Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872803528587717291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078858385551466428.post-91405638492991951512013-10-02T00:59:41.372-04:002013-10-02T00:59:41.372-04:00Excellent page. :-)
Good to see at least one exa...Excellent page. :-) <br /><br />Good to see at least one example from hereabouts (Bristol), especially since it happens to be the reason I've stopped by your site. I can answer two of your questions and I'll offer some more-or-less helpful comments on a few others, for good measure.<br /><br />Here goes.:<br /><br />1. O.I.A/F.P.A flag holder; Bristol -- As one might guess from its association here with O. of I. A., 'F.P'A.' stands for 'Fraternal Patriotic Americans'. Yes, this was yet another of the many White-Protestant nationalist group founded right here in Pennsy. See...<br /><br />http://goo.gl/MHFNOZ<br /><br />And you're not the only one who's been asking about that acronym. Check out the 'Unidentified' section on this page.:<br /><br />http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/tscarvers/veteran-markers/social-fraternal/social-fraternal-organizations.htm<br /><br />2. Addis; Davisville - I vote for mushroom, as well. Puts me in mind of the popular 'bundled wheatsheaf' symbol, which has Masonic implications as well as being a traditional motif representing resurrection.<br /><br />3. Derr; St. Paul's Lutheran Blue Church -- Sure looks like a gunpowder flask to me, tho' I've no firm guess as to what it represents. For a hunter or gamekeeper, you'd expect to see his gun and/or a dog, too. Maybe you should try asking this guy...note the similar name and the fact that he lives just a few miles from that cemetery.:<br /><br />http://www.delawareandlehigh.org/index.php/staff/charles-derr/<br /><br />4. Rotenberger; Trumbauersville -- In keeping with the engraved dates on this headstone, that is a WWI-era symbol. A 'helmet of Hermes within a spoked wheel' represented our U.S. Army's Motor Transport Corp. See...<br /><br />http://www.antiquearmsinc.com/world-war-one-ww1-doughboy-US-Army-AEF-Helmet-Motor-Transport-Corps-Trucks.htm<br /><br />Hope this helps!<br />.Mobile Phones Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10872803528587717291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078858385551466428.post-90986999241164513682013-03-28T13:27:41.235-04:002013-03-28T13:27:41.235-04:00Thanks Tim!Thanks Tim!Call Me Taphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539679993994817599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078858385551466428.post-37137677247293138882013-03-28T12:54:55.067-04:002013-03-28T12:54:55.067-04:00B. U. H. F. stands for "Brotherhood of the Un...B. U. H. F. stands for "Brotherhood of the Union [Holy Flame]".<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500485310181192429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078858385551466428.post-53072609894671468462012-07-19T10:50:17.153-04:002012-07-19T10:50:17.153-04:00So very interesting but unfortunately no insights!...So very interesting but unfortunately no insights! Weez & I love to prowl cemeteries. Will show to sister. Great photos. Love this blog. Best wishes to you!Joyce Boylenoreply@blogger.com