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Cemetery antiques
In an undisclosed antique shop Jeff texted me a photograph this afternoon. In quick succession he wrote, “$2200,” then “Need a grave?” I was horrified. He’d sent a photo of a beautiful lime green...
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Cemetery of the Week #25: Wards Cemetery
Bodie, as seen from the graveyard Bodie State Historic Park Information: P.O. Box 515; Bridgeport, California 93517 (760) 647-6445 Established: 1860s Number of interments: 77 marked Open: 9 a.m. to 6...
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How to be Safe in the Cemetery
California rattlesnake warning Earlier this month I explored the historic cemeteries of Pescadero. The grass was ankle-high on the Protestant side, but over my knees on the Catholic side. Holes the...
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Cemetery of the Week #66: Sacramento City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery muse a.k.a. Old City Cemetery 1000 Broadway Sacramento, California 95818 Telephone: (916) 448-0811 Founded: December 1849 Size: 44 acres Number of interments: more than 25,000 Open:...
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Death Salon is coming to San Francisco
The Jewish cemeteries in what is now Dolores Park, San Francisco I’m going to miss another Cemetery of the Week tonight because I’ve been working on my speech for next weekend’s Death Salon here in my...
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Short was My Life, Long is My Rest
Apologies for the photos this time around. They are scans of 20-year-old slides. I wonder if there is anywhere that might still make prints of them? “It is a town that was established in 1853 but has...
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