Joshua Hempsted held many positions throughout his lifetime, one of which was headstone letterer. On Wednesday, December 27th, 1749, our diarist writes, “fair & cold I finisht engraving a headstone for Samll Bills wife.” Headstone carver Andrew Carr will be on site at Hempsted Houses in New London on Saturday, September 7, 2024, to demonstrate some of Joshua’s lettering styles using 18th-century carving techniques. Carr created the video above previewing some of Joshua Hempsted’s signature styles and the research Carr did to inform his presentation.

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