Cemetery
I really enjoy learning about history. . .and United States history is even more interesting to me. If you like learning about United States history you will be happy that I am sharing this article that I found pertaining to Washington, DC’s Congressional Cemetery. You can access the article here. First of all, I learned…
Read More about A dog-gone fun cemeteryThe Alamo in St. Antonio, Texas, was the site of the famous “Battle for Texas Independence” back in 1836. It was a 13-day epic battle with the forces of the Mexican nation and where it is believed that Texas pioneers and frontiersmen Davey Crocket and Jim Bowie met their mortal fate. What many people don’t…
Read More about Bodies found at the Alamo. . . thefts of bronze vasesAs a child and even as a young funeral director, I distinctly remember a plaque in our family funeral home that stated, “Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of it’s people, their respect for the laws of the land,…
Read More about It’s Wreaths Across America WeekOn Monday we brought you an article featuring the Church of Greece telling its parishioners that they would be denied a church service if they choose cremation over the long traditional custom of earth burial. Today, we bring you this article which deals with the topic of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, appealing…
Read More about Cape Town appeals for cremationsThe Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) met in October and reversed a decision made more than a year ago about a closed golf course in Lakeshore, Ontario. According to this article from the CBC, the Roman Catholic Diocese of London (Ontario) appealed an earlier decision that will allow it to turn the 143 acre…
Read More about Decision overturned. . .golf course to become cemeteryThis news video and article from WAFF-TV brings to light the charges against a member of the Legg Cemetery in Limestone County, Alabama. According to the article, the board member has been charged with first-degree theft after investigators reportedly found $60,000 of the cemetery’s money in her possession. It also appears that after a county…
Read More about Alabama cemetery board member charged with theftThe other day we came across this unusual article in the Voldosta Today News. The story revolves around the private mausoleum of the E.D. Rivers, Jr. family. E.D. (Eurith Dickinson) Rivers, Jr. was the 68th Governor of Georgia and served from 1937 to 1941. According to the above referenced article, he and his wife Mattie…
Read More about Whose casket is it?Yesterday was Veteran’s Day across the United States and we noticed a couple of funeral related items that we thought we would pass on to our readers. First of all, we noticed how Service Corporation International’ s Dignity Memorial location in Western Michigan received some really good attention on a television talk show about pre-planning…
Read More about From the Veterans Day fileRegardless what your personal views are on climate change, we found this article from the E & E News that explains that there have been a lot more cemeteries that have seen problems from rising water and what E & E determines is climate change in the last couple of years. The article starts off…
Read More about The dead rising?Leave it to a couple of iconic names in the business news world to connect the death care profession with Halloween. Although you should probably expect it, we came across a couple of articles today that link our livelihoods with the October 31 holiday. First, from Forbes. In this article you can read about “13…
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