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Tag Archives: Memorial Day

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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St. Mary’s Cemetery, Waseca, Minnesota

May 26, 2015

I visited St. Mary’s cemetery on Memorial Day.

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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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Guest post: A Memorial Day poem

May 26, 2013

Today’s guest post is in honor of Memorial Day, probably the most popular day of the year to visit cemeteries. …

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