Islam is the primary faith of 47 countries globally, with 1.9 billion practitioners, yet the history of Islam in America is difficult to trace and their cemeteries are hard to find, and even more difficult to establish new ones. Looking at the trends, or lack thereof in Muslim cemeteries in the United States.

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The Amish are both one of the most fascinating and fastest growing Christian subsects, their simple, humble lives extend to their burial practices and both continue certain historic practices as well as set precedents.

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Happy Halloween! Take a visit to the site of the legend(s)  to learn a little about one of the most historic churches in America and the associated burial ground, red sandstone, preservation and reproductions to celebrate the spookiest day of the year!

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For my 100th episode I invited a few friends over to chat, who love cemeteries as much as I do. Cynthia Jennings, Victoria Lemos, and Emmett McNair join me to discuss cemetery accessibility, abandoned cemeteries, vernacular headstones... and much more.

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You can find Victoria's podcast over at Archive Atlanta .

Check out Cynthia's photography at To Die For Images.

Read this profile to learn more about Emmett's passion for cycling.

Thank you for 100 episodes, looking forward to 100 more!

On Good Friday 1936 cemetery sexton Michael Gallagher was literally blown to pieces by a bomb in a cigar box, which was intended for someone else. Everyone loves a good true crime story... was the man executed two years later in the electric chair really guilty?

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We look north to Canada this week as I break down the reasons behind the recent discovery of so many forgotten and neglected cemeteries containing the remains of indigenous children over the past few months on the grounds of former residential schools. I separate facts from fiction and examine how these neglected cemeteries aren't just about burials, but an entire system.

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More than a potters field Hart Island in Long Island Sound has been in public use since the Civil War. As it was emerging as the City Cemetery for New York (a much more complex idea than simply a potters field) the land was also being used for a wide variety of purposes and is filled with historic buildings. Examining the complex history and exciting future of one of America's largest and most fascinating burial grounds.

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What happens when a person dies with no one to claim their remains? Examining how different cities across the US handle their unclaimed and impoverished dead.

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20 years, 22,000 sets of remains, and countless man hours and yet 40% of of the victims who died on September 11, 2001 remain unidentified. I look into the complex challenges that the scientists have faced in the most complex forensic investigation in modern history as well as the difficulties in handling human remains, when we don't know what or where they are. 

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As the 50th anniversary of the nation's deathliest prison riot in Attica, NY approaches I consider the troubling history of those who died there, not only the inhumane way the riot was ended, but the continuing indignity after death. Also examining the best know movie prison cemetery and how it is in many ways representative of reality. 

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