Monthly Archives: September 2011

What cemeteries have you visited on vacation?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

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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Cemetery of the Week #34: Fort Mackinac Post Cemetery

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

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 →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

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 →

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The Cemetery as Landscape

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

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 →

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Cemetery of the Week #33: The Old Dutch Burying Ground

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

The Old Dutch Burying Ground Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9), one mile north of Tarrytown Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591 Telephone: (914) 631-4497 Founded: Approximately 1640, two generations prior to 1685, when the church was built. Size: 5 acres … Continue reading →

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