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...

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Friday, September 19, 2014

The Restoration of Hickory Hill (The Old Slave HOuse) Cemetery

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Good Samartain Restoration Team On a recent, hot July afternoon, a group made up of nine volunteers began work on restoring two...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Remembering a Life Well Lived - Harry ‘Hap’ Fleming

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There is an old adage genealogists will appreciate, “You can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends.”  And many times they ...
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