Resurrection Mary and Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago
Once again, the month of October is upon us…. a time for hauntings, Halloween - and all things spooky. This month, A Grave Interest will take a look at several…
Remembering Jazz Great – Miles Davis
One of the great legends of Jazz died on this day, September 28, 1991, twenty-one years ago. Considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, Miles Davis…
Telling the Story of Jane Todd Crawford – The First Survivor of Ovarian Surgery
<!-- /* Font Definitions */ /* Style Definitions */ a: a: @ Jane's Original Marker Joy in the Cemetery It was during my cemetery wanderings last year that I discovered…
Remembering Peg Entwistle – The Hollywood Sign Girl
Peg Entwistle Eighty years ago, on September 16, 1932, a young, aspiring Hollywood actress would end her life, and finally make a name for herself. Although she appeared in…
Presidential State Funerals in the U.S.
<!-- /* Font Definitions */ /* Style Definitions */ @ With the political convention season in full swing, remembrances and tributes are being made to those Presidents who came before.…
The Victims of Jack the Ripper
Whitechapel Whitechapel Tonight marks the 124th anniversary of the first of the ‘official’ murders attributed to an unidentified serial killer, given the monikers, "Leather Apron, "The Whitechapel Killer," and…