Category Archives: Memorials
Books: Over My Dead Body
Link: Over My Dead Body There are over 144,000 cemeteries in the United States, according to author Greg Melville, and he’s visited a lot of them and cataloged some of his visits in Over My Dead Body. ALthough some books … Continue reading
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Memorials: Cleveland Cultural Gardens
Memorials come in many forms including cemeteries, memorial walls, and memorial buildings. Memorials are even present in places that are designated as memorials. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens is one such place. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens were established in 1916 with … Continue reading
Memorials: Lake View Cemetery Overview
Lake View Cemetery is a garden style cemetery locaed in 1869 on 211 acres on Cleveland’s east side. It is modeled after other gaden style cemeteries including Mount Auburn in Cambridge, MA and Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadephia. Garden style, … Continue reading
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Memorials: Recoleta Cemetery
Date visited: April 13, 2024 and April 19, 2024Address: Buenos Aires, Argentina The term “City of the Dead” is often used to describe cemeteries, but until I visited Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, I never understood why a cemetery would … Continue reading