tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post6628358856564645081..comments2023-10-25T01:42:27.469-07:00Comments on Victoria Daily Photo: Christ Church Cathedral IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-83231128672877260352008-10-17T13:13:00.000-07:002008-10-17T13:13:00.000-07:00Saretta, yes I'm a little bit of an old graveyards...Saretta, yes I'm a little bit of an old graveyards junkie too.<BR/><BR/>Nobu - I find these places calm and peaceful also.<BR/><BR/>Elaine, thanks. The leaves are going now but with the cool damp weather the mosses are thriving. Before I posted this I did a little research to see if I could find out what killed the children, without any luck. There was also a terrible smallpox epidemic in Victoria in 1862. The Cridges only married in 1855 so the children must have been quite young and could have been carried off by any of a great number of childhood diseases such as scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, etc. But for whatever reason, to lose four in a year must have been devastating for both parents.Benjamin Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557453060872726741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-37762368440473537122008-10-17T12:57:00.000-07:002008-10-17T12:57:00.000-07:00This list reiterates lists found elsewhere on the ...<A HREF="http://hawkshome.net/misc_items/events/epidemic_timeline.htm" REL="nofollow">This list</A> reiterates lists found elsewhere on the web. It indicates a worldwide flu epidemic from 1857-59, so this could have been the tail end of that.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-5637286996899643202008-10-17T12:41:00.000-07:002008-10-17T12:41:00.000-07:00All the colors and textures are just gorgeous. We ...All the colors and textures are just gorgeous. <BR/><BR/>We have the luxury of thinking the death of children is exceptional, while our great-grandparents knew it was around every turn. My first guess would be that it was a flu epidemic, but it could be so many other things.USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-51143530239973527472008-10-17T08:55:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:55:00.000-07:00Historical cathedral in autumn,I feel calm and bea...Historical cathedral in autumn,I feel calm and beauty.nobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975863824431595162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-78664297315357432932008-10-17T08:29:00.000-07:002008-10-17T08:29:00.000-07:00Old graveyards tell such interesting stories. I fi...Old graveyards tell such interesting stories. I find them fascinating...Sarettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467303139294282551noreply@blogger.com