10 of the World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries
“10 of the World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries” – it’s a list that should be easy to compile! But there are SO many beautiful cemeteries around the world it is a challenge to choose just ten. There are cemeteries that overlook the ocean, cemeteries deep in…
Final Resting Places of 3 Classical Music Composers
The final resting places of three classical music composers – Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart – remind us of a musician’s ability to “let the last note linger”. A lingering note is the feeling that is left in the air after a song has ended….
Autumn Cemetery Color Tours
Alright, leaf-peepers, ready for a road trip!? Autumn cemetery color tours are one of the best ways to enjoy the season’s brilliant leaves. This blog post is a great way to discover some US cemeteries you can enjoy as you take gravestone photos. Fall is…
Preparing the Victorian Home for a Funeral
Preparing the Victorian home for a funeral was an all-consuming task. Upper and middle-class families tried to memorialize their loved one’s passing like Queen Victoria herself. And that wasn’t easy. When Queen Victoria’s husband passed away, she remained in mourning for the rest of her…
Native American Burial Rituals
Native American burial rituals can help us to understand the values of unique groups of people. In the early 1900s, when my grandmother was about five years old, she was playing outside with her twin sister in rural Michigan when a Native American man came…
Genealogy Trips are the New Family Vacation
Genealogy trips can bring your family history alive! Online archives and DNA have made it easier than ever to discover our ancestors and our heritage. So why not visit the places where your great-great-grandparents lived and died? As you walk where they walked and do…
