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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Cemetery Postcards: The First Real Postcards
The first true postcards had no space for messages. The photograph took up the entire front of the card, while the back of the card was blank. The address was meant to stand alone there, as it would on the … Continue reading
Cemetery of the Week #48: Kawaiaha’o Churchyard
Kawaiaha’o Church 957 Punchbowl Street at King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-5042 Telephone: (808) 522-1333 Church founded: 1820 Oldest known burial: 1825 Size: 3 acres Number of interments: more than 900 A product of the original Mission Church movement founded in … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery of the Week
Tagged churchyard, Hawaiian cemetery, Kawaiaha'o Church, royal tomb
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Cemetery Postcards: the Earliest Years
The earliest postcards weren’t actually postcards at all. They were trade cards, designed to be collected as souvenirs for the pictures on their faces. Their reverses were filled with advertising text. Cleverly designed, they were advertisements that people chose to … Continue reading
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Tagged James A. Garfield monument, Lake View Cemetery, Ohio cemeteries
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Cemetery of the Week #47: Postman’s Park
Postman’s Park King Edward Street, London EC1 United Kingdom Park founded: 1850 Size: less than an acre Number of interments: perhaps none Hours: None listed. It seems the park is always open. Not far from the Museum of the City … Continue reading
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Tagged dismantled graveyard, English cemeteries, London cemetery, Postman's Park
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Free lectures at Cypress Lawn
I’ve been invited to speak at Cypress Lawn in Colma, California on April 15 at 2 p.m. My talk will be about cemeteries as travel destinations, of course. I’m looking forward to hearing where other people have been. More details … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery event
Tagged California cemeteries, Colma cemetery, Cypress Lawn Cemetery
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