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Monthly Archives: September 2011
What cemeteries have you visited on vacation?
I’m the sort of person who arranges her vacations around cemeteries I haven’t visited yet. Do you also go out of your way to see a new graveyard? I tried to limit this poll to the most likely tourist destination … Continue reading
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Tagged Highgate Cemetery, Old Jewish Cemetery, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Protestant Cemetery
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Cemetery of the Week #34: Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery
Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery Garrison Road Mackinac State Park Mackinac Island, Michigan 49757 Founded: mid-1820s Size: 1 acre Number of interments: Approximately 108 Open: Daily from sunrise to sunset Information: Contact Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Road, Holly, MI … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall
I grew up on a farm between my grandmother’s house and the graveyard, which is named Bendle after its first caretaker. The names on the gravestones were familiar: Nichols, Carpenter, and Calkins were the names of roads in the area. … Continue reading
The Cemetery as Landscape
Last Landscapes: The Architecture of the Cemetery in the West by Ken Worpole My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve read a lot of books about cemeteries and it’s rare that I find one as full of new ideas as … Continue reading
