{"id":1907,"date":"2016-08-17T13:16:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T13:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/?p=1907"},"modified":"2016-08-17T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T13:50:46","slug":"1907","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/?p=1907","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Cemetery Art&#8221; @ Oakwood Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I do random things.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m in a photography group for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fortworthstockyards.org\/\">Stockyards<\/a>. And we have these little weekly photo &#8220;assignments&#8221;. So, I needed one for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/sypwcemeteryart?source=feed_text\">cemetery art<\/a>&#8220;. So, I grabbed cameras and kids and off we went!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakwoodcemetery.net\/\">Oakwood Cemetery<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As best as I know, Oakwood Cemetery is one of the oldest in town and holds a lot of notable people who helped form what we know as Fort Worth today!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Oakwood is a living part of historic Fort Worth. Its rustic paths meander through memories with the names and stories of the earliest founders side by side with those of later generations and through today. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakwoodcemetery.net\/index_files\/History.htm\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Various shots&#8230;lots of babies\/small children, some very ornate&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1907 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-090a.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-090a-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-033.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-033-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-041.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-041-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-081.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-081-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-106.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-106-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-015.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-015-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-027.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-027-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-032.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-032-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-046.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-046-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-047.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-047-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-051.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-051-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-052.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-052-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-053.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-053-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-055.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-055-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-056.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-056-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-057.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-057-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-075.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-075-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-096.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-096-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-100.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-100-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-101.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-101-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-103.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-103-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The kids were amused by &#8220;M.E. Drake&#8221;. Thanks, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drakeofficial.com\/\">Drake<\/a>? We found some that we know have ties to Fort Worth. Monnig is a middle school. WT Waggoner has a XTO Energy building named after him. So does (Burk) Burnett!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Bartender&#8217;s Row<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Intriguing&#8230;we saw a small cluster of markers (about 20 or so) that all looked alike with the same emblem on them, but had no idea what the emblem meant. I enlisted the help of my Facebook friends and we finally found that this section was called &#8220;Bartender&#8217;s Row&#8221;! Who knew?!?!? Go read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org\/blog\/oakwood-cemetery\/\">HERE<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/lifestyles\/headlines\/20120310-need-a-spring-break-family-outing-try-touring-fort-worth-cemeteries.ece\">HERE<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1934\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-054-632x422.jpg\" alt=\"2016-08-16 Oakwood Cemetery #SYPWCemeteryArt 054\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-054-632x422.jpg 632w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-054-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-054-1020x680.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-054.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Woodmen of the World Gravestones<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, if Bartender&#8217;s Row isn&#8217;t captivating enough, how about all these tree-looking markers?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1907 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-068.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-068-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-062.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-062-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-060.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-060-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-074.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-074-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-073.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-073-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-072.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-072-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-071.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-071-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-070.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-070-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-069.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-069-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-064.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-064-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-063.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-063-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-061.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-061-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-017.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-017-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodmen.org\/\">WOTW<\/a> (or WOW), to me, basically sounds like an insurance policy and these tree grave-markers were a benefit of the policy for a bit of time. &nbsp;If you&#8217;re interested in reading up on this, I found a few sources<a href=\"http:\/\/agraveinterest.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/woodmen-of-world-and-tree-stone-grave.html\"> HERE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gravelyspeaking.com\/2011\/11\/28\/woodmen-of-the-world-and-the-tree-stump-gravestone\/\">HERE<\/a>! &nbsp;It is fascinating!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Dallas Cowboys<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can even be a fan post-mortem!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1938\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-058-2-632x422.jpg\" alt=\"2016-08-16 Oakwood Cemetery #SYPWCemeteryArt 058-2\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-058-2-632x422.jpg 632w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-058-2-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-058-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-058-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1939\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-059-2-632x422.jpg\" alt=\"2016-08-16 Oakwood Cemetery #SYPWCemeteryArt 059-2\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-059-2-632x422.jpg 632w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-059-2-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-059-2-1020x680.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-059-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Old Trinity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Old Trinity&nbsp;was specifically for blacks, including <a 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href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-003.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-003-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-005.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-005-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-006.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"280\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-006-480x280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Calvary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Calvary section of the cemetery was specifically for Catholics.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1927\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-028-632x422.jpg\" alt=\"2016-08-16 Oakwood Cemetery #SYPWCemeteryArt 028\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-028-632x422.jpg 632w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-028-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-028-1020x680.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-028.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1925\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-021-632x422.jpg\" alt=\"2016-08-16 Oakwood Cemetery #SYPWCemeteryArt 021\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-021-632x422.jpg 632w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-021-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-021-1020x680.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-021.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed this glimpse! &nbsp;We had a good time and learned a lot!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1913\" src=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049-632x422.jpg\" alt=\"2016-08-16 Oakwood Cemetery #SYPWCemeteryArt 049\" width=\"632\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049-632x422.jpg 632w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049-1020x680.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/christinashaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-08-16-Oakwood-Cemetery-SYPWCemeteryArt-049.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ThisIsFortWorth&amp;source=desktop-search\"><strong>#ThisIsFortWorth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More about Oakwood <a 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