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We’ve been spending the past few days at Burnt Swamp Cemetery giving some much-needed love to the headstones—and today, we’d like you to meet one of the souls resting here.

Bradford Augustus Mason was a carpenter by trade, a husband to Harriet, and a father to Edwin, Nellie, and Ethel. He married in Providence in 1868, but spent his days building a life in Wrentham, Massachusetts.

Now he rests in the quiet of Burnt Swamp Cemetery, under a stone that bears the beautiful epitaph:
“Dying is but going home.”
It’s a simple yet powerful reminder of the stories etched in stone and the lives that shaped our towns.

Watch as we bring a little dignity back to Bradford’s final resting place in our latest headstone cleaning video.
Because every name deserves to be seen. Every story deserves to be remembered. 💙

Watch this short introductory video spotlighting the founders of Gravestone Guardians.