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 safety coffin. Show all posts
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Friday, August 10, 2012

History of Coffins & Caskets

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Old Coffin The word coffin comes from the Old French cofin and from the Latin cophinus, which translates into basket. The word was firs...
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