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 first woman executed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first woman executed. Show all posts
Friday, May 23, 2014

The 169th Anniversary of the First Woman Executed by Hanging

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It was 169 years ago today that Elizabeth Reed was taken from the Lawrence County jail, riding on top of her coffin, to be hanged...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Elizabeth Reed -First Woman Executed by Hanging- Heathsville, Illinois

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In honor of October being the month of Halloween - and other things spooky - all of my blogs this month will deal with a haunted locatio...
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