March 2014 – A Grave Interest

Humor in the Cemetery

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Post published:March 28, 2014
Post category:april fools april fools' day grave humor gravestone humor head stone humor humor in the cemetery john belushi mel blanc merv griffin spike milligan tombstones
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Tuesday is April 1st - April Fools’ Day. A day celebrated around the world with jokes, hoaxes and pranks. Also known as All Fools’ Day, the tradition is believed to…

A Dying Art: Stone Carvers of the Cemetery

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Post published:March 21, 2014
Post category:carved gravestones hand carved cemetery stones stone carvers stone carvers in the 21st century stone cutters
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Cave Petroglyphs Art has always been a part of our society; a part of what makes us human, and stone carvers are the oldest artists in the world. Their petroglyphs…

March is Women’s History Month – Even in the Cemetery

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Post published:March 14, 2014
Post category:a woman's place in the cemetery how women are remembered in death remembering women women in the cemetery Women's History Month
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March is Women’s History Month, a time to explore how women are remembered - in the cemetery. Celebrating Women's Day On March 8, 1911 the first International Women’s Day was…

Cradle Graves: Not Just for Children

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Post published:March 7, 2014
Post category:bed grave Cradle grave cradle graves for adults flower box grave graves outlines with curbing planting flowers on the grave white bronze cradle grave
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As a Tombstone Tourist, I love to wander cemeteries, looking for historical, artistic and cultural finds. Although I’ve seen these rectangular shaped graves for years, I only recently learned that…