Author Archives: Loren Rhoads

About Loren Rhoads

For 10 years, I edited the nonfiction magazine Morbid Curiosity. Scribner published some of my favorite essays from the magazine as Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues. Soon I'll have a book of cemetery travel essays called Wish You Were Here coming out. In addition to CemeteryTravel.com, I blog about writing at the Red Room.

An In-Depth Visit with London’s Permanent Residents

Permanent Londoners: An Illustrated Biographical Guide to the Cemeteries of London by Judi Culbertson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love the Culbertson and Randall “Permanent” series books because they don’t strive to be comprehensive. Other cemetery guides become … Continue reading

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Cemetery of the Week #96: St. Paul’s Cathedral

St. Paul’s Cathedral London, EC4M 8AD United Kingdom Telephone: +44 20 7236 8350 Founded: 604 AD Number of memorials: More than 200 Open for sightseeing: Monday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Last tickets are sold at 4 p.m. … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Color

Tonight is my mom’s last night in San Francisco, so I’m going to hold off on writing this week’s Cemetery of the Week until tomorrow.  I have a plan, but it requires research to do it justice. Instead, I offer … Continue reading

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Cemetery of the Week #95: Dodge City’s Boot Hill

Boot Hill Cemetery 500 W Wyatt Earp Boulevard Dodge City, Kansas 67801 Telephone:(620) 227-8188 In use: 1872-1879 Number of interments: none any longer Boot Hill Museum Winter Hours: Labor Day – Memorial Day, Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 … Continue reading

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Cemetery of the Week #94: Tombstone’s Boot Hill

Boot Hill Cemetery 408 N. Hwy 80 Tombstone, Arizona 85638 Information telephone: 520-457-3300 Founded: 1878 Number of interments: approximately 250 Open: 7:30 a.m. – dusk Admission: free Boot Hill is an American term for a burial ground in the western … Continue reading

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