Why Do We Wander Cemeteries?
I’ve done a lot of interviews since my book The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide came out late last autumn, and the one question everyone asks is, “Why a book…
A Tombstone Tourist Making a Difference in Chicago
Photo by Mike Gustafson For Tombstone Tourists residing, or planning a visit to Chicago, there’s a new cemetery web site created by Barry Fleig that offers historical and contemporary graveyard…
I’m Back!!
Hello Tombstone Tourists! WOW! Where has the time gone? It's been a busy six months, but I turned in my final book corrections yesterday so this seemed the perfect…
The Tombstone Trail: An Innovative Idea
There are wine trails, bike trails, bourbon trails, food trails, art and culture trails – but have you ever been on a Tombstone Trail? The nation’s only historic cemetery trail…
Forgotten Assets
I am in Kansas City, Kansas, attending and presenting at the Midwest Family History Expo this weekend! I have not attended this conference before, but with over 80 presentations offered,…
Are You a Tombstone Tourist?
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…