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A lovely graveyard in Detroit
Detroit’s Woodlawn Cemetery: MI by Albert Dale Northup My rating: 5 of 5 stars Unlike the adequate if uninspired photography in most Images of America cemetery guides, this book is beautifully...
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Historic Cemeteries Matter!
For the past seven years, American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have awarded millions of dollars in grant funds to historic sites through Partners in Preservation, an online...
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An illustrated exploration of Lower Michigan’s many graveyards
Boneyards: Detroit Under Ground by Richard Bak My rating: 5 of 5 stars This beautiful collection combines historic photographs with modern black-and-white photos of cemeteries in Detroit and the...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Free Spirit
Martha in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit We met in 8th grade, when she sat behind me in History class. We didn’t really become friends until 9th grade, when she noticed I was reading the Star Wars...
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Cemetery of the Week #74: Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn’s entry off of Woodward Avenue Woodlawn Cemetery 19975 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48203 Telephone: (313) 368-0010 Founded: 1895 Size: 140 acres Number of interments: 71,000 Open: Monday...
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New York Cemetery Explorations with Atlas Obscura
The entrance to the New York Marble Cemetery Sunday, October 14 Catacombs and Other Curiosities: A Walk in Green-Wood Cemetery Autumn Cemetery Exploration Series – Join Atlas Obscura resident cemetery...
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Cemetery of the Week #85: the Gravesite of Emperor Norton
Woodlawn’s lovely entrance Woodlawn Memorial Park 1000 El Camino Real Colma, California 94014 Telephone: (650) 755-1727 Established: 1904 Size: 57 acres Number of interments: 90,000+ In early San...
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AGS Conference 2018
I’m back from the Association for Gravestone Studies conference and slowly getting back to work. Last week was a wonder, full of beautiful things and interesting people doing fascinating work. I...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
The view across the lake in Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit I’ve been away from this blog for too long. I took November off to do Nanowrimo, which was successful for me this year, although blasting through...
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