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 Showmen's league of America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Showmen's league of America. 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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