Preview #1 of a New Tour
Taphophile : Someone who is interested in funerals, gravestone art, epitaphs, and cemeteries. I am a taphophile, a cemetery enthusiast. Most cemeteries dating from the 19th century are open-air sculpture […]
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From Decoration Day to Memorial Day
“Poor boy! I never knew you, Yet I think I could not refuse this moment to die for you, if that would save you” ―from ‘Drum Taps’ part of “Leaves […]
A Bit of Pink amid Gray Granite
Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, NY, is 478 acres of century-old trees, in addition to its century-old permanent residents. Oh! it is true that the cemetery remains […]
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