Halloween brings around stories of the supernatural and otherworldly happenings which people have experienced. Some have seen orbs of light dancing in midair while others have been touched by an unseen force. Whether you believe in the supernatural or not, there is no denying that the experiences of specters and the afterlife have left an indelible mark […]
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Community Comes Together to Support Cemetery
Every day in the news, we are shown stories of how a person hurt another, stories of discrimination of one person or group or another, and even the battle fields in foreign countries. The news is simply meant to make the public aware of what is happening around their citizens and help to prepare them to be […]
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New Beginnings for Historic Cemetery’s 150th Celebration
When cemetery staffs and boards celebrate their facility’s anniversary, there is a lot of reasons to be excited. The community looks to said cemetery as a pillar of the community, whose professionalism helps comfort those who are in need of their services. So when you’ve been around as long as the Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown, […]
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First Four Service Members Laid to Rest in Omaha National Cemetery
We have been following the story of the new Omaha National Cemetery, located in Omaha, Nebraska. The cemetery is the final resting place for service men and women, their spouses, and eligible dependents at no charge. The cemetery had its dedication in August and on September 27, 2016, the cemetery interred its first four service members. Of […]
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Hurricane Matthew Will Affect Cemetery Preservation
Hurricane Matthew is currently battering Nassau and will be making landfall in Florida by Friday. This is the first hurricane to rate above a category 3 hurricane since 2005 when Hurricane Wilma hit Cape Romano in southeastern Florida (Hurricane Forecast). As Hurricane Matthew ramps up for its move to Florida on Friday, many are evacuating the […]
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Local Actoring Troupe Entertains and Educates in the Macabre
Well, it’s October and that means one thing: Halloween. Every year around this time, people go out and pick up their costumes, buy big bags of candy, and prepare to be scared. Parents help their children get their routes planned for optimal candy collection, secretly so that they can raid their child’s bags when the kids […]
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Hawaii to open first Memorial Reef Site in Oahu
Richard Filanc, a resident of Oahu, Hawaii is opening up Hawaii Memorial Reefs in March 2017. This will be the second memorial reef operation to open up in the United States and the first in the state of Hawaii. Hawaii Memorial Reefs constructs artificial reefs using concrete structures known as Reef Balls. These reef balls […]
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African-American Cemetery Awarded Historical Marker
There are times when history sneaks up on you. Sounds like a funny quote but it’s true; we never think about something like a location being historic at the time of its inception. We think, “well, we need this, so let’s make it.” One location that many never think of as being historic are cemeteries, but […]
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Cemetery Celebrates 20 Years of Historic Tours
Cemeteries, as many people know, are brimming with history. They are a link to our past and offer us the opportunity to learn about our forefathers. Many cemeteries are using their cemeteries to help educate the public about the history of their city, like Wilmington, NC’s Oakdale Cemetery, but the Gallatin City Cemetery in Gallatin, TN […]
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179 Unmarked Graves Located with Technology
The Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, TX is an older cemetery. It was established in 1846, with its first occupant being laid to rest in 1852. The cemetery even has a mass grave that was used for confederate soldiers of the Civil War called the Soldier’s Plot. One of the sections lost to time was a […]
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