Randomly, I decided to follow up on something that has been gnawing at me since my trip to Fort Wayne last month. Hang with me while I tell you the back story.You see, on my way out of town, I decided to stop at McCulloch Park. It's across the street from General Electric (on Broadway) - a place where several family members and friends of family members worked for years.I'll get around sometime to
“What are these green boxes between the tables?” I asked the waiter as he was serving my coconut rava masala dosa.
“Ummm…ummmm,” he was searching for vocabulary, “they… they are dead bodies.”
I glanced around the restaurant noticing a dozen or more. “This restaurant is a cemetery? All these are dead bodies?”
“Yes, yes,” he con
In this post I'll show you how to play a really great song by the infamous band Pantera. I know, I know, many of you are probably vomiting right now, but this song fits nicely within some of the other lessons that I have posted. Also, before you click away, if you're that person who thinks metal is revolting, you should at least check out the opening passage, because if you ARE that guy, then
Just about every building project around Crewe seems to be delayed. Even the new cemetery, off Minshull New Road, is likely to be 12 months overdue. They seem to be adding bits at a time and I noticed that the gates (inc crests) went up the other day...
Frank has captured an interesting photo from a stone mill. He writes:
Michelle, this appeared in the picture I was taking of a new mill I was operating at work. I had been catching glimpses of a shadow while working at night. (...)
The Memri Blog - Some graves in a Christian cemetery in Nablus have been vandalized by unknown persons. The church is considering repairing the wall around the cemetery in order to prevent further vandalism.Source: Al-Ayyam, PA, April 3, 2008
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Though the stones were only erected in 2500 B.C. there are evidences of burials since 3000 B.C.
It seems like the local was used to only bury elements of one family being the first one at 3000 B.C. and then as the family gown up more and more bodies were then buried afterwards.
At the [...]
"Stonehenge served as a burial ground for much longer than had previously been believed, new research suggests. The site was used as a cemetery for 500 years, from the point of its inception. Archaeologists have said the cremation burials found at the site might represent a single elite family and its descendents - perhaps a ruling dynasty."[via bbc news]
We haven’t reviewed too many biker flicks here yet, but this one had a place mostly near, and somewhat dear to our hearts. You see, Northville Cemetery Massacre was filmed in a town just 10 minutes away from where I live, so I was interested in what this movie was all about. Northville [...]
This is a series of photographs i took in color and Black and White. This is an incredible large place to walk around it and a person could not see it all in a day. It has over 20 burials a day that happen there. If you ever get a chance to go there, I strongly recommend it. The feelings that it makes you have are strong.What is your opinion?Blogroll Me!Subscribe to my Posts...
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Digital ID: npcc 13713 Source: digital file from original photo. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-npcc-13713 (digital file from original photo) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.TITLE: Poppy wreath by Mothers of World War, Mother's Day at Arlington Cemetery, 5/10/25 Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (107 kilobytes)CALL NUMBER: LC-F8- 35848[P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-DIG-npcc-13713 (digital file from original photo) RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication. MEDIUM: 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [19]25 May 10.NOTES: Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might
Hamtik is a historical town in a neighboring province of Antique. Here lies the oldest Spanish Filipino Church in the entire Antique province. Built by Spanish conquistadores, the Hamtik Church was completed using dark gray stones with simple baroque designs. After the construction of newer church, the church ground was turned into a cemetery and the small stone church was turned into a cemetery chapel.
Novodevichy Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Moscow, Russia, situated next to the World Heritage Site, the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city’s third most popular tourist site. It should not be confused with the Novodevichy Cemetery in Saint Petersburg. The cemetery was inaugurated in 1898, when it was judged that there were [...]
Happy days at Cemetery JunctionReading Evening Post, UK - Apr 16, 2008Other staff there included, at the time, Frank Whithers, who owned a Triumph Trophy motor cycle and in the winter he would cover it all over with Vaseline ...
A small admission. For many years, until quite recently, I thought that 'sematary' was just the American English spelling of 'cemetery'.My elder brother's copy of the Stephen King novel Pet Sematary (pictured) was to blame.As I understand, in the novel the sign for the pet cemetery is incorrectly spelt, having been written by children (the sign, that is, not the novel). The title of the novel refers to that incorrectly spelt sign. But how was I supposed to know that?Especially as I would be more inclined to say 'graveyard' anyway...
Lachesis Sight Paranormal Investigation & Research (LSPIR) this month returned to the Spring Hill Cemetery for a follow on investigation.
LSPIR has made available their documentation of their visit to Spring Hill Cemetery on March 8th.
A Sheriff’s Deputy came into the cemetery three separate times to check on things. The last time the group went over [...]
.Bem no centro de Boston existem vários cemitérios... e fazem parte da história da cidade. Como na cultura anglo-saxónica a morte não é encarada como o dramatismo com que é vivida pelos latinos o facto de um cemitério estar colado a arranha-céus no meio da parte nobre da cidade não representa problema algum.Estas fotos foram tiradas no Granary Cemetery que foi criado em 1660. Deve ser a construção humana mais antiga de Boston (segundo me disseram...)Como se pode ver... o Granary cemetery está colado aos tradicionais arranha-céus....Muitas figuras ligadas à história da cidade e mesmo do país estão enterradas nestes cemitérios. Por exemplo, no Granary Cemetery estão enterrados o Benjamim Franklin, Samuel Adams e Paul Revere. Estão também lá as vítimas do Boston massa
Wed Mar 5, 3:58 PM ET BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them. In an ordinance posted in the council offices, Mayor Gerard Lalanne told the 260 residents of the village of Sarpourenx that "all persons not having a plot in the cemetery and wishing to be buried in Sarpourenx are forbidden from dying in the parish." It added: "Offenders will be severely punished." The mayor said he was forced to take drastic action after an administrative court in the nearby town of Pau ruled in January that the acquisi
Have you ever visited the Libingan ng mga Bayani? The last time I remember entering the place was way back in kinder during one of our field trips. I've seen the Manila American Cemetery much recently, several times in fact since I'm awed by how grand, serene and well-maintained the place is. And it's sad that our own national cemetery could not compare to an American cemetery on Philippine soil!So while I was killing time in Fort Bonifacio last Saturday, I decided to pass by Libingan ng mga Bayani. The entrance reads: "I do not know the dignity of his birth, but I do know the glory of his death" which are the words of Gen. Douglas MacArthur from his sentimental 1961 visit to the Philippines.At the center of the whole cemetery is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And around it are graves of
…F*** Y**”
Browsing Old Cemeteries.
A truly Happy Person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. and, one who can enjoy browsing old cemeteries….
Some fascinating things on old tombstones!
Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York :
Born 1903–Died 1942.
Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the
car was on the way down. It was.
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This week's hero was suggested by Cindy & KathiEach year, around this time, since 1992, the Arlington National Cemetery has something happen to it. It gets covered in vibrant green Christmas wreaths. The wreaths are donated by a man named Merrill Worcester who is the owner of the Worcester Wreath Co. in Maine. From the Worcester Wreath Co.'s website:Each year Worcester Wreath donates Maine wreaths to adorn the headstones of those who serve and those who sacrificed to preserve our freedoms. In 2007, over 10,000 wreaths are destined for the annual wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington. In addition, 2,500 wreaths will be sent to Togus National Cemetery in Augusta, Maine. Worcester Wreath also donates ceremonial wreaths that will be used as part of the Wreaths Across America events at over 230 State and National veterans cemeteries all across the Country.Sometimes a hero is one who sacrifices everything in their life to help others. And sometimes a hero is one who sacrifices noth
By Larry Woda
Even as a kid, I was awed by Arlington National Cemetery when my parents took my sisters and me to Washington, D.C. from our home in Ohio. It’s not just the landscape that’s impressive, but realization of all the history represented by those thousands of headstones which seem to stretch on forever.
If you never visited Arlington National Cemetery, let me describe it to you: rolling hills, winding roadways, clusters of mature trees, and small groups of people reading headstones here and there. Other than the sound of Taps being played at yet another funeral, it’s a quiet place - a place for reflection and prayer, like any cemetery, but exaggerated by its pure magnitude and your awareness of the heroes resting here who each contributed in their own way to the freedom and quality of life we enjoy now.
Today, I had the privilege of joining hundreds, if not thousands, of volunteers to lay 10,00
Yesterday I had the distinct honor and pleasure of visiting Arlington National Cemetery. My grandfather, who served in Korea and in WWII is buried there, as is my grandmother who preceded him in death by almost 30 years – so we went to visit their gravesite and take in a little history, too. It is a beautiful and peaceful place – the rows so precisely laid out, the beautiful fall colors around us and it was a gorgeous day. There is so much ceremony here and I thought I would share with you some of what we saw – both with some facts and some photos. First, you will see signs like the one to the left - and it’s nice - because it keeps the chit chat down and really serves as a reminder that we’re in a cemetery to honor those who have served our country.
There are veterans buried here from every war that has involved our nation – over 290,000 servicemen and their family members have been laid to rest here
About 24 burials are cond
Legends say that there was once a mythical beast, half horse- half man, who goes to the shore to drink. The sight of this legendary creature frightens the people and thus, a shrine was built to ward off this magical spirit. This shrine is the 'Campo Santo' or the cemetery chapel of San Joaquin, an intricate oriental baroque structure that was built in the late 1800's trough hewn fossil stones and baked bricks.Oriental art can be distinguished by the intricate use of floral motifs and curves, pointed finials that have Hindu influences all enhanced by the alternating colors of white and red.Before reaching the town, a traveler might notice the crown like chapel looming over the cemetery. Delicate like a freed soul, the 'Campo Santo' is truly a heritage treasure that should be preserved for
Two men were walking home after a Halloween party Vand decided to take a shortcut through the cemetery just for laughs. Right in the middle of the cemetery they were startled by a tap-tap-tapping noise coming from the misty shadows. Trembling with fear, they found an old man with a hammer and chisel, chipping away at one of the headstones."Holy cow, Mister," one of them said after catching his breath, "You scared us half to death -- we thought you were a ghost!What are you doing working here so late at night?""Those fools!" the old man grumbled. "They misspelled my name!"
The first environmentally-friendly woodland burial site has been consecrated in the Forth Valley.The new £40,000 cemetery in Killearn, in rural Stirling, will have 700 lairs and will not feature headstones.Only coffins made of biodegradable material like cardboard and wicker will be used for burials.
To answer a couple of emails here's a recent snap of the new cemetery off Minshull New Road. I still hear people asking if it's a new road or a car park for something. They've been adding bits across the last seven or eight months and it does look very impressive. It was set to open around October time but there has been a problem sourcing the stone for the elegant wall planned for the front (that's the info I have been told). No idea if they're going to give it a special name..
Germans just have this thing with the autobahn. They really do. For young and old alike it’s a no-win situation really, whenever they start discussing it that is (although driving on them can also be a big pain in the autobahn, too). Just ask Eva Herman. She recently used the A-word directly after using the N-word and got into a big heap of trouble. And she’s not even eighty-one years old and driving around in a wheelchair yet.
But the old lady who wanted to visit a cemetery yesterday was. She got lost and decided to take a shortcut over the autobahn to get there and all the drivers she was passing by who must have been locked up in a Stau (traffic jam) got mad as hell about this and called in the cops on her.
The cops escorted her to the nearest exit were they wished her a nice day and reminded her that she should never do this again as the minimum driving speed a vehicle must be able to do on a German A-word is sixty kilometers per hour. And this made me laugh out loud becaus
Theme day for October: Cemetery / TombstonePicture I took three and a half years ago at Vrsovice cemetery. There are more cemeteries at this part of Prague. You take a tram and there is a cemetery at every stop. Well, not at every stop but there's a lot of them. It would be about three cemeteries nearby.Enjoy (sounds strange speaking of cemeteries) the October Theme day all around the world:St. Louis (MO), USA - San Diego (CA), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - New York City (NY), USA - Boston (MA), USA - Mainz, Germany - Hyde, UK - Arlington (VA), USA - Cape Town, South Africa - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Toulouse, France - Arradon, France - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Joplin (MO), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Seattle (WA), USA - Baziège, France - Baltimore (MD), USA - Chandler (AZ), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - Stockholm, Sweden - Austin (TX), USA - Singapore, Singa
Londonist has a case of the spookies – deathly headstones in deathly places. More specifically, Sutton Cemetery.
According to This is Local London, bereaved relatives frequenting their loved one’s resting place have been confronted by not-so-subtle wooden support stakes and yellow post-its informing them of the instability of the headstones, which must then either be shored up or replaced. A spokesman from Sutton council explains these actions are a response to the rising number of accidents, including deaths, which have recently resulted from these falling felons. In fact, the issue is so paramount the national Health and Safety Executive has urged all local councils to carry out similar surveys.
Such action has provoked the wrath of relatives though, who contend that nothing is wrong with the headstones. To add further insult to, ahem, injury, those without the correct insurance policy must foot the bill. Unhappy times.
São Paulo has its own Recoleta cemetery, although smaller than its Buenos Aires counterpart, and far less known. The Consolação cemetery [Wikipedia] is quite close to the avenida Paulista, and even so, few people come by to visit it. It’s a pity, as the cemetery contains excellent works of art in the form of tombs, mausoleums and pantheons.
Among the artists whose work can be seen at the cemetery, the name of the Italian-Brazilian sculptor Victor Brecheret [Wikipedia] stands out. The photograph shows the work he did for the grave of Olívia Guedes Penteado, an close friend of the artists of the Brazilian Modernist movement. Entrance to the cemetery is free.
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over the cemeterythe full moon is beautiful.feeling the strangecool breeze over your faceyou look aboveand an unexpected fragranceso exotic, arrives from nowherein that instant you know:the Gates of Mercyare opened just now!(c) Sadiq M. Alam15 Sha'ban 1428 / 29 September 2007Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coffee: Gevalia Breakfast Blend
Mug: White Ceramic
Kid Count: Missing two
This morning I have had to admonish one of the cats for chewing on the vacuum cord and just now I hear my daughter scolding one of the cats and chasing it out of her room. Probably chewing on something. One of them is a chewer, one is a head butter. Considering she isn't due to wake up for at least 4 more hours and
This photo was taken by Alex H. at Faith Lutheran Cemetery in Maple, Wisconsin on March 25, 2005. It was a full moon, no wind, 40* at approximately 9:30 p.m. Alex was using a Kodak digital camera.
We were standing in the center of the old section photographing the back side of the cemetery when Alex felt he should take a shot behind him. Without turning around, he reached out and snapped this
Photos of fresh-faced privates, wizened U.S. generals and the largest amphibious military operation in history. Dented army canteens that once dotted killing fields in France. The booming sounds of gunships echoing over the waves in Normandy — this time, on video.
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I came across Dean Cemetery when was in Edinburgh earlier this week. It’s next to the Dean Gallery. I noticed a gate in to the cemetery from the car park at the Dean Gallery and decided to go and have a look around. I thought it was an amazing place. I didn’t have too much time to look around as I was meeting our son for lunch. I will visit it again soon and spend more time there. I must add the cemetery to my guide to Edinburgh off the beaten track. I did spot the grave of the architect Playfair, responsible for much of the new town in Edinburgh.
I took photos of the of a couple of the most memorable gravestones. The photo above is of the grave of James Buchanan, founder of the Buchanan Institute in Glasgow. I did a Google search to find out more but drew a blank. Please fill me in if you know more about this.
I wasn’t sure whose grave this is, as it has a few different names on it, but I really liked the three herons carved on it.
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Season of Remembrance BeginsPhoto by Kathleen T. Rhem. April 30, 2007, The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by U.S. flags on Memorial Day. High Resolution ImageImages on the Army Web site are cleared for release and are considered in the public domain. Request credit be given as "Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army" and credit to individual photographer whenever possible.Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office.The First Official Memorial Day May 30, 1868In 1868, Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the grand Army of the Republic issued what was called General Order Number 11, designating May 30 as a memorial day. He declared it to be "for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every
A sad place, grave stones and memories of death. That very much depends upon your outlook on life and death, but I often take a walk through Crewe cemetery on my way home from town. On a day when summer is starting to take hold the cemetery is a vibrant place, full of colour, celebrating the lives of young and old. I always marvel at the sheer numbers buried and remembered here, and it's not hard to see why a new site is being developed off Minshull New Road. The higgledy-piggledy nature of the head stones fascinate me, as do the impressive trees that provide shade and shelter across the seasons. I always take at look at some of the names, pause for a few moments and try to imagine what kind of lives were led. It's sad when any life is lost but I always crumble when I see the name of a kid...
Coffeegirl and I were able to sneak in enough time to visit another local cemetary tonight. This one didnt' have quite the charm and character as some of the other cemeteries we've visited over the past few years, but it was a wonderful visit, was relaxing and we found a few stories among the graves.While we walked and talked about the people buried there we did our typical visit duties of removing some of the grass grown around the edges of old flat stones, clearing the moss and dirt off other to read the names and pay honor to them. We found a few children and babies (although less than average for the older cemeteries we typically visit).When I got back tonight I was uploading and previewing them on computer when these two caught my eye. I think if you click on them they will open in a larger window and you can view them better.Look to the large square headstone to her right in both photos.Note: The sun was setting behind the stones, to your right. The reflection you can see
As another example the immorality of the so-called political elite in Indonesia:Council members in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, have passed new laws to reward government officials with free burial plots in the city.Plots in Jakarta's crowded cemeteries are expensive, and military veterans and government officials will now be first in line to claim theirs. Plots at the front with easy access to the road command the highest prices.These ought-after spaces will be allocated to government officials and military veterans, despite opposition.Some cemeteries and funeral parlours have voluntarily given free services to high-ranking civil servants in the past.But this is the first time the practice has been formalised and not everyone in the capital is pleased about it.
I felt much sadness here...
This twenty foot tall Celtic cross is located high on a hill at the Cohasset Town Cemetery in Cohasset, Massachusetts... Below the cross are buried the remains of forty-five unidentified Irish emigrants who perished in the St. John "Famine Ship" shipwreck on October 7, 1849 off of the coast of Cohasset. Most of the victims were from the Irish counties of Clare and Galway who were heading to the United States to escape the potato famine that plagued Ireland. The mass grave went unmarked until 1914 when the Ancient Order of Hibernians placed this Celtic marker at the gravesite. Photographed with my tripod mounted Nikon 8800 digital camera.
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As promised, another of today's pictures taken as I dragged the Mrs around town on a magical mystery tour of Crewe. Compare this snowy snap with the summer image on the Delamere page of Images of Crewe. The cemetery was beautifully peaceful today, as it should be, with the extra blanket (courtesy of the snow) giving the whole place a crisp and yet tranquil feel about it. Despite the cold there were hundreds of vibrant bouquets celebrating people's lives, remembering, giving reassurance. It's a very sad and yet joyous place, if that makes any sense. I walked through its grounds with a smile upon my face. Hundreds, no, thousands of people who have all lived, loved, worked and played in and around Crewe. They are remembered.
With the forecast of another beautiful day we decided to take a trip to the upper Cape. One of our sites of interest was the Veterans National Cemetery in the town of Bourne. It is open to the public from dawn till dusk. It is located 5 mi. south of the Bourne Bridge. It was dedicated in Oct. 1976 and officially opened for burials in Oct. 1980. It consists of approximately 750 acres. It is estimated that it will be open for burials until the year 2030+ with a total of approximately 350,000 gravesites. After stopping at the front of the Administration Bldg. we found the grave of a friend recently buried there. After viewing several monuments in hushed respect, we left. I will treasure the feeling I felt while visiting this beautiful resting place for our Countries soldiers. For anyone who would like more information I set up a link at the top of this post just click the Title Massachuetts National Cemetery.
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