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82Weird but True: Strange and Unusual Tombstones
As a Catholic who is also a firm believer in reincarnation, I do not think that our final resting place is a hole in the ground at a plot in a cemetery -- and yet I have always been drawn to these locations. ...
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74Pet Memorial Gravestones
If you've recently buried a pet like I have, or even if you buried a faithful companion a long time ago and would like to create a memorial (it's never too late, obviously) the following article is intended...
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73Headstone Grave Markers
Flowers atop a granite gravestone marker Upon death, traditionally people are buried in a cemetery. Burial is still the most popular choice of disposing a body today although the alterior method of cremation...
73Illinois - Cemetery - Historic - Chippiannock in the Fall
Fall Foliage in a Dead Zone... If one is an avid fan of visiting cemeteries such as my mother and I like to do, we discovered a great and historic one called Chippiannock located at Rock Island,...
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61Reknown Tombstone
In Marblehead, Massachusetts, exists the famous cemetery Old Burial Hill. Est. 1638, this beautiful final resting place overlooks the sea, and the town. It is believed more than 600 soldiers of the...
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70Preserving A Family Legacy
In the heart of the Texas Big Thicket National Forest lies a small community called Segno, Texas. It is a place where our family settled long ago. About a half a mile off of Hwy 943 down an red gravel road is...
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73Tours in Florence - The English Cemetery
Any great fan taking a tour in Florence will visit the Duomo, the Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, all wonderful places but I would suggest a walk across town for a peaceful trip around the tranquil grounds of...
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58How to Explore a Cemetery
Visiting a cemetery doesn't have to be scary; in fact it can be quite educational. This may seem a little macabre, but exploring cemeteries is a great (albeit unusual) way to gather information and...
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63What I do for Halloween
Most years my wife & I convert our front yard into a graveyard by making home made headstones. The headstones are easy to make using pieces of Styrofoam and wooden stakes bought at places like Lowe's and...
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71Visiting the Forgotten Dead
Abandoned cemeteries, neglected graveyards, and ruined grave sites dishonor our ancestors. Creative nonfiction piece explores how quickly we forget past generations beneath fallen tombstones, and destroyed gravestones.
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