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 cremation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cremation. Show all posts
Friday, April 22, 2016

Looking For The Green Reaper

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I love roaming cemeteries, but I’ll admit it is disheartening to realize how “un-green” a burial can be. In honor of E...
Friday, August 2, 2013

The Kiosk of Death at the Mall

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  The Mall Now, it seems, you can have it all. One-stop lifetime shopping from baby clothes, to wedding supplies, to tax servic...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

The Cost of Dying – Cremation

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Last week, we looked at the various costs associated with dying in the United States.  All told, death is a $12 to $15-billion industry ...
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