graveyard – A Grave Interest

Are You a Tombstone Tourist?

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Post published:June 28, 2011
Post category:cemeteries cemetery enthusiast Frankfort grave hunter grave stone graver graveyard Indiana Kentucky mausoleum Old Cathedral taphophile taphophilia tombstone tourist Vincennes
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Cemetery in snow When someone asks what I do for fun, I reply that I’m a tombstone tourist. It’s nice that there is a word to describe those of us…

Remembering Mothers in the Cemetery

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Post published:May 10, 2011
Post category:Anna Jarvis cemetery graveyard Julia Ward Howe mama mom mother Mother's Day mum mutter Queen Mother St Brigid
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St Brigid Sunday was Mother’s Day, a day that has been celebrated throughout the world since ancient times. The Romans held a festival to honor Cybele, a mother goddess. The Greeks…

Grave Superstitions

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Post published:March 15, 2011
Post category:a grave interest death Dellinger folklore Genealogy graveyard Ides of March owl prophecy superstition
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Today is the ‘Ides of March’ and that seems the perfect time to cover grave superstitions. A soothsayer, who knew what he was talking about, gave the warning “Beware the…

Graveyards of the Past

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Post published:February 4, 2011
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As I mentioned earlier this week, there are three types of gravescapes that have been used in the U.S. since the early 1600’s - graveyards, rural cemeteries and lawn cemeteries.Today…