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...

Friday, February 8, 2013

Remains of the Day – Relocating a Body

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  Digging a Grave Moving a body from one cemetery to another used to be a rare occurrence, but nowadays, it’s becoming more comm...
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Friday, February 1, 2013

A Grave Interest Celebrates Its 2nd Blog-a-versary

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WOW!! Time passes so quickly!   I began this blog on February 1 st , 2011 as a good reason to ‘haunt’ cemeteries ; )   But it’s grown from...
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Al Capone – Chicago Gangster

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  Alphonse Gabriel Capone January was always an interesting month in his life; it was one hundred fourteen years ago this month that h...
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