Category Archives: Wish You Were Here

Cemeteries featured in Wish You Were Here.

All apologies

I’m sorry to say that I’m not going to manage a Cemetery of the Week this week either.  I have been completely swamped with my other writing and can’t seem to switch gears to researching.  I am hoping to do … Continue reading

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Cemetery of the Week #3: Seamen’s Cemetery

I’m in the field this week — and dealing with public wifi — so here’s one of my favorite early Cemeteries of the Week that you may have missed. See you next week! Cemetery of the Week #3: Seamen’s Cemetery.

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Lower Manhattan, April 2002

This is mirrored from my Red Room blog: After Mason and I crossed Broadway, we stumbled upon a memorial to the firefighters lost when the World Trade Center collapsed.  Bright chains of origami cranes decorated the fence around an old … Continue reading

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Cemetery of the Week #25: Wards Cemetery

Bodie State Historic Park Information: P.O. Box 515; Bridgeport, California 93517 (760) 647-6445 Established: 1860s Number of interments: 77 marked Open: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in summer; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in winter. Closed for inclement weather. Entry … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Colorful

At her death in 1952, Hattie McDaniel’s last wish had been to be buried at Hollywood Memorial Cemetery. She belonged amidst the glittering stars of Hollywood, alongside Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, and Tyrone Power. After all, she had been the … Continue reading

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