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Tag Archives: angels
Cemetery of the Week #162: Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery 1000 Brown Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Founded: 1843 Size: 40 acres Number of interments: at least 13500 In February 1843, the Iowa territorial legislature deeded one square block of land to the people of Iowa City for a … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, cemetery curse, Daniel Chester French, ghost story, Iowa cemetery, Oakland cemetery
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Cemetery of the Week #55: Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park 1370 El Camino Real Colma, California 94014-3239 Telephone: 650-550-8810 Email: info@cypresslawn.com Founded: 1892 Size: 200 acres Number of interments: Approximately 200,000 Open: Every day, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. or until dusk, whichever is later Of … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey
Thomas O. Larkin served as the only United States consul to Mexican province of Alta California during the 1840s. He was captured during California’s transition to the United States. After annexation, he became a “merchant prince” in California, speculating in … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Peaceful
Twenty years ago this month, I went to Europe for the first time. I ended up in Highgate Cemetery by accident, after finding John Gay’s Victorian Valhalla in the bookshop in Victoria Station. The sky was threatening and gray. The … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, cemetery photographs, Highgate Cemetery, photo of the week, postaweek2011, postaweek2012, statuary
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Comfort
My daughter asked me yesterday, “Why do you like cemeteries so much?” “Because I find them comforting” is what I should have said. When I go to a graveyard, the world falls away. Worries fade. I understand that all things … Continue reading
