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 funeral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts
Friday, January 15, 2021

The Role of the Pallbearer

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  Pallbearers have carried the coffin at funerals for centuries. The term “pallbearer” is derived from ...
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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, April 19, 2013

Attending a Funeral

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Today, I went to a cemetery - for the usual reason people go– bidding farewell to someone.   It has been years since I’ve actually been ...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

The Cost of Dying – Traditional Funeral Services & Burial

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A Wedding We love to plan and prepare for the major events in our lives; graduations, weddings, births, anniversaries, reunions, but...
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