The Lindbergh kidnapping is one of the most notorious true crime stories in American history. How did two cemeteries come to be at the center of the story and why was the supposed perpetrator known as "Cemetery John"?

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Childhood mortality has declined since the 19th century, but how has the was we memorialize children changed over time?

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Everyone has seen cast iron ornamental fences around family lots in cemeteries, but the history of cast iron and cemeteries doesn't end there. Looking at how cast iron became a hot commodity in American cemeteries in the 19th century.

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Everyone who has visited a cemetery has seen a Masonic grave... but why is so little actually known and written about them?

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Harriette Merrifield Forbes was and extraordinary woman for her time, well educated, a phenomenal researcher, and a talented photographer... and without intending to, started the field of gravestone studies.

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About a month ago I got a letter in the mail... today I'm sharing the weird and wonderful tale that unfolded from that letter, with surprising cemetery connections.

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Burford holly is one of the most popular ornamental shrubs in gardens across the United States, and its origins are in Atlanta's Westview Cemetery. In a story that involves Queen Victoria, eccentric gardeners, and English ballads I will explore how this Christmas symbol connects to cemeteries.

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So many of our mourning traditions come  from the Victorian era... the traditions all very much tied to the death of Queen Victoria's husband Albert and how she mourning him.

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On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Hawaii was bombed and torpedoed by Imperial Japanese troops. The military and civilian deaths that day lead to a massive recovery effort, temporary cemeteries, and one of the most visited memorials in American.

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The story of the Pilgrims is the quintessential American story... so we have always treasured and protected their final resting place...right?

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