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 ivy. Show all posts
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Friday, February 24, 2012

Ivy Covered Graves

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Cemeteries abound with flowers, trees and plantings – all manner of living things with which to remember those who have passed.  ...
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Friday, September 9, 2011

Symbols: Flowers and the Frailty of Life

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Symbols have been used on tombstones for centuries.   But it was not until the mid-1800’s that this secret code caught on with the ‘comm...
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