A Grave Interest

I am a Tombstone Tourist: someone who loves to wander cemeteries. I find it akin to visiting a museum: an opportunity to enjoy rarely seen sculpture, intricate carvings, and amazing architecture, all in a tranquil outdoor setting. This blog is about cemetery culture, art, history, issues of death, and genealogy - subjects of current relevance. I usually find something that intrigues me and makes me want to dig deeper. Care to join me? Read on...

Showing posts with label Genealogy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Genealogy. Show all posts
Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day Memories

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As a child, I remember going with my grandmother to the cemetery to "decorate the graves" as she called it. It was just so...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Help Preserve Our Veteran’s Histories

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President John F. Kennedy President John F. Kennedy said, “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by ...
Friday, July 20, 2012

Skeletons in the Family Closet

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  Sunset Tonight at 8 o’clock will mark the 125 th anniversary of the evening my great – great – great - great grandfather, P...
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Friday, May 20, 2011

Planning a Cemetery Trip

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There comes a time when a trip to the cemetery is in order to advance your genealogy research.  Some people take it as par for the course; o...
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