The Legend & History of the Corpse Road
A Corpse Road They are known by many names: coffin roads, church-ways, funeral paths, corpse roads – all leading from a remote English village to the lych gates of the…
Barney Clark – Medical Pioneer
University of Utah Medical Center Barney Clark & Jarvik 7 Today marks the 29th anniversary of the death of Dr. Barney Clark, the first permanent artificial heart recipient. On December…
The Cost of Dying – Cremation
Last week, we looked at the various costs associated with dying in the United States. All told, death is a $12 to $15-billion industry in this country. According to the…
The Cost of Dying – Traditional Funeral Services & Burial
A Wedding We love to plan and prepare for the major events in our lives; graduations, weddings, births, anniversaries, reunions, but when it comes to planning our death – that…
Cemeteries Worth the Visit – Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Kentucky
Normal 0 0 1 447 2551 21 5 3132 11.1539 0 0 0 Bellevue Cemetery Map Danville Historic District Bellevue Cemetery was founded in 1847 as the Danville Cemetery. Robert Montgomery…
A Closer Look at Prostitutes in the Cemetery
March is ‘Women’s History Month’ and it seems an apt time to remember those women who were shunned in life and forgotten in death – the prostitutes. Jack the Ripper…