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 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus. Show all posts
Friday, June 21, 2013

Remembering a Circus Tragedy

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One more week before the hand brace comes off - so here is a post from 2011 about the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Tragedy, which happened 95 y...
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Friday, June 24, 2011

A Circus Tragedy and Showmen’s Rest

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Mourning Elephant Showmen’s Rest is the nations’ most well known cemetery for circus artists and performers.   It was created in 1916 whe...
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