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St. Michael’s, Alnwick, England

May 21, 2018

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a proper cemetery visit with a good camera. I’m in Alnwick, England, …

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Montefiore Jewish Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota

October 8, 2017

So many gravestone photos. You have to lift up a cover to see the picture on the left. A conference …

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4 things to do in a cemetery on Memorial Day

May 9, 2016

Memorial Day is to cemeteries as Black Friday is to malls. This year, on May 30, our poor, neglected cemeteries …

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Would I get in? A visit to a Jewish cemetery in Munich

March 9, 2016

A new city, a new cemetery to visit. While in Munich, I wanted to visit a Jewish cemetery. I live …

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French-Belgian WWI memorial, Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen

March 8, 2016

I recently visited a friend in Copenhagen for a whirlwind 40 hours, and for about an hour of that time …

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Spider-Man, you have my sympathy

February 18, 2016

My friend’s son made this and she shared it with me. Here’s the description: “Rachael, Lex made this cemetery scene. …

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Cemeteries and urban sprawl

December 9, 2015

The second of a multi-part series on cemeteries, taken from an early draft of my memoir. You can read Part I …

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Look for the trees

December 3, 2015

This is the first of an multi-part series on cemeteries. This is taken from an early draft of my memoir. My …

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I found the best epitaph ever in Grand Marais

November 6, 2015

I like to visit cemeteries when I travel — this is usually the first thing I do once I get …

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Cemetery: Pont-en-Royans

August 29, 2015

My sister went to France (lucky!) and sent me a couple of cemetery photos. I’m so glad people see cemeteries …

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