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 graveyard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graveyard. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Are You a Tombstone Tourist?

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Cemetery in snow When someone asks what I do for fun, I reply that I’m a tombstone tourist .   It’s nice that there is a word to describ...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Remembering Mothers in the Cemetery

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St Brigid Sunday was Mother’s Day, a day that has been celebrated throughout the world since ancient times.   The Romans held a fe...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Grave Superstitions

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Today is the ‘Ides of March’ and that seems the perfect time to cover grave superstitions.   A soothsayer, who knew what he was talking abou...
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Friday, February 4, 2011

Graveyards of the Past

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As I mentioned earlier this week, there are three types of gravescapes that have been used in the U.S. since the early 1600’s - graveyard...
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