- Karen Mayne, left, of Norfolk studies a mourning figure at a grave in Norfolk’s Elmwood Cemetery during a “Decoration Day” tour. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- A sculpture of William Stewart, who died at 13 months in 1892, flouted Victorian convention by depicting the child’s appearance exactly. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- A recording angel atop a grave in Elmwood Cemetery. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- Tim Bonney, president of the Friends of Norfolk's Historic Cemeteries, leads a tour through Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- Elmwood Cemetery, the second oldest cemetery in Norfolk was established in 1853. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- Tim Bonney, president of the Friends of Norfolk's Historic Cemeteries, explains the symbol of a guiding angel directing the soul to heaven. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- Betsy Madden of Virginia Beach places flowers at the grave of a child during a tour of Norfolk's Elmwood Cemetery. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- Helene Haluska of Chesapeake listens to Mark Milinski, a docent at the Hunter House Victorian Museum in Norfolk, as he describes the mourning customs of the era. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- A card announcing a death and white roses used when the person who died was a child are among the items on a desk at the Hunter House Victorian Museum. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
- Betsy Madden, left, of Virginia Beach and Karen Mayne of Norfolk look inside the mausoleum of John Core and his wife Martha at Elmwood Cemetery. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)