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, September 13, 2013

Today Marks the Anniversary of the First Auto Death in the US

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  Although we take them for granted, autos have only played a part in our transportation for the past 125 years. And, as with anythi...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

125 Years Later - A Look Back at The Ripper’s Second Victim, Annie Chapman

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Annie Chapman She was known as “Dark Annie” because of her dark brown hair, but Annie Chapman was just another of Whitechapel’s...
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Friday, August 30, 2013

125 Years Later – A Look Back at The Ripper’s ‘First’ Victim

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Tomorrow marks the 125 th anniversary of the first canonical victim of “Jack the Ripper,” the name given to an unidentified seri...
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