Article in American Cemetery magazine
First, I think it’s great there’s a magazine titled American Cemetery. It’s a trade magazine geared toward cemetery managers and …
Category Archives: Cemeteries
Cemetery book club
Wine, cheese, books…gravestones? Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., is starting “Tombs and Tomes,” a book club that will meet in …
Great graveside movie scenes, Part I
This is the first in an occasional series of great graveside movie scenes. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) is my …
Fifteen beautiful cemeteries from around the world
http://connectingdirectors.com/articles/40767-15-drop-dead-gorgeous-cemeteries-from-around-the-world Check out this link and let me know which cemetery is your favorite! I’m partial to the Romanian cemetery. …
A cemetery Down Under
I am a homebody. I don’t do much traveling, though I would love to. Finances generally limit my trips to …
An uncomfortable piece of the past
As many times as I’ve been to New Ulm, I had not yet gone through the cemeteries prior to May …
Guest post: A Memorial Day poem
Today’s guest post is in honor of Memorial Day, probably the most popular day of the year to visit cemeteries. …
Family plots
I’m excited to post the first installment in what I hope will be a regular series on my blog. I …
“Six Feet Under” resonates
I wrote a short essay for the University of Minnesota Press blog on “Six Feet Under” and our culture of …
Resurrection Mary: A creepy cemetery story
I recently spent 36 hours in Chicago, in and out for an event May 9 at The Book Cellar. I …
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