Share the Flowers LbNA #49514
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Jul 24, 2009 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Hampden |
| County: | Hampden |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | chthiker  |
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| Found by: | Dulcimer Dame |
| Last found: | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFOFFF |
| Last edited: | Jul 24, 2009 |
The Inspiration:
Over sixty years ago two little girls used to pass through Prospect Hill Cemetery to get to each others houses. One day they noticed that one of the graves was completely covered in flowers. The two little girls could not understand why one grave had all the flowers and the others did not have any. So, they decided to remedy the situation and went home and collected all the empty jars they could find. They filled the jars with water and placed them at all the other graves. Then they set about to Share the Flowers. Soon all the graves had a small bouquet. You can imagine the grieving widower’s ire when he went to visit his wife’s grave only to find her flowers spread all over the cemetery. Unluckily for the two little girls, a watchful neighbor saw them and told the widower who promptly showed up on their doorsteps. It seemed like there was going to be “hell to pay” until the widower understood the five and six-year-olds had no understanding of death and grieving and thought they were merely performing a kindness. But, the girls did have to put all the flowers back and return the jars to their respective homes.
Directions:
To find your way to the scene of this sweet, true story, find your way to Prospect Hill Cemetery on Scantic Road in Hampden, MA. Enter the Prospect Hill side of the cemetery, not the St. May’s side (yes, there are sides).
Clues:
Find your way to the back of the cemetery to Nevins and Howlett. To their left, you will see the small stone of J. H. Griffith of the 25th Infantry. Behind J. H. is a lichen-covered two-sister with two kids, followed by anoother pair, and then a single oak. In front of the oak,covered with transplanted brownstone is “Share the Flowers.” The image is of wood sorrel, the symbol for joy and maternal tenderness, something both the little girls showed that day.
Note: One of the little girls lived in the house you see right next to the cemetery.
Over sixty years ago two little girls used to pass through Prospect Hill Cemetery to get to each others houses. One day they noticed that one of the graves was completely covered in flowers. The two little girls could not understand why one grave had all the flowers and the others did not have any. So, they decided to remedy the situation and went home and collected all the empty jars they could find. They filled the jars with water and placed them at all the other graves. Then they set about to Share the Flowers. Soon all the graves had a small bouquet. You can imagine the grieving widower’s ire when he went to visit his wife’s grave only to find her flowers spread all over the cemetery. Unluckily for the two little girls, a watchful neighbor saw them and told the widower who promptly showed up on their doorsteps. It seemed like there was going to be “hell to pay” until the widower understood the five and six-year-olds had no understanding of death and grieving and thought they were merely performing a kindness. But, the girls did have to put all the flowers back and return the jars to their respective homes.
Directions:
To find your way to the scene of this sweet, true story, find your way to Prospect Hill Cemetery on Scantic Road in Hampden, MA. Enter the Prospect Hill side of the cemetery, not the St. May’s side (yes, there are sides).
Clues:
Find your way to the back of the cemetery to Nevins and Howlett. To their left, you will see the small stone of J. H. Griffith of the 25th Infantry. Behind J. H. is a lichen-covered two-sister with two kids, followed by anoother pair, and then a single oak. In front of the oak,covered with transplanted brownstone is “Share the Flowers.” The image is of wood sorrel, the symbol for joy and maternal tenderness, something both the little girls showed that day.
Note: One of the little girls lived in the house you see right next to the cemetery.