Telling the Story of Jane Todd Crawford – The First Survivor of Ovarian Surgery
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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…
Cemetery Folk Art Pieces – Made with Love
Hand Crafted Metal Angels Glowing Cross If you wander through the newer sections of some Midwestern cemeteries, you may see a few wire or metal pieces; sculptured and shaped, positioned…
Grave Markers Ordered From Catalogs
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History of Coffins & Caskets
Old Coffin The word coffin comes from the Old French cofin and from the Latin cophinus, which translates into basket. The word was first used in the English language in…