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Posted by Will And Lisa Cornell on Aug 17, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

Will & I are very excited to be exhibiting at the upcoming Brooklyn Fair on August 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2012. We will have a display space and hope to see you there. With our facebook and website up and running and our brochures & business cards in hand, we are so excited to build our new company. We already have 5 customers! All around Mansfield new things are happening. The Farmers Cow Calfe’ has opened and has a great menu. Not only is the ice cream to die for but, I really recommend you try their Panini. The Grilly Goat & the Cheese, Cheese, and More Cheese are...

Will & I Working on a Stone is Ashford CT

Posted by Will And Lisa Cornell on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog | 1 comment

Will and I spent the evening in Ashford working on a stone from the early 1800’s. On August 23, 24, 25, 26, Will & I will be exhibiting and promoting our new cemetery stone cleaning, repair, and plot care company called “Beyond the Gravestone” at the Brooklyn Fair. If you go to the fair, please stop by our tent and enter to win a free cleaning. Checkout our facebook at Beyond the Gravestone or email us at beyondthegravestone@gmail.com for more information. Thanks for all your support. Blessings, Will & Lisa Wild- Cornell.

PVT Perry Coleman, “Son of Z. E. & A. B. Coleman”, Killed in Battle at Fair Oaks, Va. May 31, 1862 AE. 22 years.” Coleman was the first to enlist during the Civil War, and first from the town to be killed in battle.

Posted by Will And Lisa Cornell on Jul 26, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments

The Battle of Seven Pines, also known as the Battle of Fair Oaks or Fair Oaks Station, took place on May 31 and June 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War. It was the culmination of an offensive up the Virginia Peninsula by Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, in which the Army of the Potomac reached the outskirts of Richmond. On May 31, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps that appeared isolated south of the Chickahominy River. The Confederate assaults, although not...