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Category Archives: Cemeteries

Think cemeteries stay in one place? Think again

May 29, 2014

I read a story in today’s paper about a cemetery near Fargo, N.D., that is in the middle of a …

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Steamer explosions and other stories

May 28, 2014

I’ve been in Waseca cemeteries hundreds of times over the years, but yet, there’s always something new to see. On …

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Photo essay: Memorial Day 2014

May 27, 2014

I met my sister and niece in Waseca on Memorial Day. We started the day with a picnic lunch at …

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3 alternatives to artificial flowers at gravesites

May 22, 2014

When looking to decorate a grave for Memorial Day, please don’t choose this: I did not particularly care for these …

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One (old) reason why you couldn’t be buried in a cemetery

May 20, 2014

It used to be that those who committed suicide were not allowed to be buried within the consecrated boundaries of …

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Elvis’s grave, Memphis, Tenn.

April 19, 2014

  My sister sent me this picture yesterday. She’s on a pilgrimage to Graceland. Family legend has it that she …

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Churches as graveyards

March 13, 2014

Not only are abbeys and cathedrals places of worship, but they are also in effect large cemeteries. These huge churches …

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St. Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset, England

February 28, 2014

More from St. Bartholomew’s, Corsham, England (Part 2)

February 27, 2014

I used my wide-angle lens today.    

St. Bartholomew’s Church Cemetery, Corsham, England

February 26, 2014

I had about a half-hour to spare before a meeting today at Bath Spa University’s Corsham Court campus. I spied …

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