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 cemeteries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cemeteries. Show all posts
Friday, March 23, 2018

Why Do We Wander Cemeteries?

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I’ve done a lot of interviews since my book The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide came out late last autumn, and the on...
Friday, February 1, 2013

A Grave Interest Celebrates Its 2nd Blog-a-versary

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WOW!! Time passes so quickly!   I began this blog on February 1 st , 2011 as a good reason to ‘haunt’ cemeteries ; )   But it’s grown from...
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Friday, March 2, 2012

A Closer Look at Prostitutes in the Cemetery

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March is ‘Women’s History Month’ and it seems an apt time to remember those women who were shunned in life and forgotten in death – the pr...
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