Graveyards of the Wild West
Author | : Heather L. Moulton |
Publisher | : America Through Time |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2020-09-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781634992589 |
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Author | : Heather L. Moulton |
Publisher | : America Through Time |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2020-09-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781634992589 |
Author | : Robin M. Lillie |
Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2015-03-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1609383214 |
Atop a scenic bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and downtown Dubuque there once lay a graveyard dating to the 1830s, the earliest days of American settlement in Iowa. Though many local residents knew the property had once been a Catholic burial ground, they believed the graves had been moved to a new cemetery in the late nineteenth century in response to overcrowding and changing burial customs. But in 2007, when a developer broke ground for a new condominium complex here, the heavy machinery unearthed human bones. Clearly, some of Dubuque’s early settlers still rested there—in fact, more than anyone expected. For the next four years, staff with the Burials Program of the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist excavated the site so that development could proceed. The excavation fieldwork was just the beginning. Once the digging was done each summer, skeletal biologist Robin M. Lillie and archaeologist Jennifer E. Mack still faced the enormous task of teasing out life histories from fragile bones, disintegrating artifacts, and the decaying wooden coffins the families had chosen for the deceased. Poring over scant documents and sifting through old newspapers, they pieced together the story of the cemetery and its residents, a story often surprising and poignant. Weaving together science, history, and local mythology, the tale of the Third Street Cemetery provides a fascinating glimpse into Dubuque’s early years, the hardships its settlers endured, and the difficulties they did not survive. While they worked, Lillie and Mack also grappled with the legal and ethical obligations of the living to the dead. These issues are increasingly urgent as more and more of America’s unmarked (and marked) cemeteries are removed in the name of progress. Fans of forensic crime shows and novels will find here a real-world example of what can be learned from the fragments left in time’s wake.
Author | : Cheatham and Cheatham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Cemeteries |
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Author | : Cheatham and Cheatham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Cemeteries |
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Author | : Lynn Rainville |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2014-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813935350 |
In Hidden History, Lynn Rainville travels through the forgotten African American cemeteries of central Virginia to recover information crucial to the stories of the black families who lived and worked there for over two hundred years. The subjects of Rainville’s research are not statesmen or plantation elites; they are hidden residents, people who are typically underrepresented in historical research but whose stories are essential for a complete understanding of our national past. Rainville studied above-ground funerary remains in over 150 historic African American cemeteries to provide an overview of mortuary and funerary practices from the late eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. Combining historical, anthropological, and archaeological perspectives, she analyzes documents—such as wills, obituaries, and letters—as well as gravestones and graveside offerings. Rainville’s findings shed light on family genealogies, the rise and fall of segregation, and attitudes toward religion and death. As many of these cemeteries are either endangered or already destroyed, the book includes a discussion on the challenges of preservation and how the reader may visit, and help preserve, these valuable cultural assets.
Author | : North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives. House Study Committee on Abandoned Cemeteries |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Cemeteries |
ISBN | : |
Author | : India Hill Brown |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2019-11-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1338317261 |
"This ghost story gave me chill after chill. It will haunt you." -- R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps "Do you know what it feels like to be forgotten?"On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, Daniel, sneak into a clearing in the woods to play in the freshly fallen snow. There, Iris carefully makes a perfect snow angel -- only to find the crumbling gravestone of a young girl, Avery Moore, right beneath her.Immediately, strange things start to happen to Iris: She begins having vivid nightmares. She wakes up to find her bedroom window wide open, letting in the snow. She thinks she sees the shadow of a girl lurking in the woods. And she feels the pull of the abandoned grave, calling her back to the clearing...Obsessed with figuring out what's going on, Iris and Daniel start to research the area for a school project. They discover that Avery's grave is actually part of a neglected and forgotten Black cemetery, dating back to a time when White and Black people were kept separate in life -- and in death. As Iris and Daniel learn more about their town's past, they become determined to restore Avery's grave and finally have proper respect paid to Avery and the others buried there.But they have awakened a jealous and demanding ghost, one that's not satisfied with their plans for getting recognition. One that is searching for a best friend forever -- no matter what the cost.The Forgotten Girl is both a spooky original ghost story and a timely and important storyline about reclaiming an abandoned segregated cemetery."A harrowing yet empowering tale reminding us that the past is connected to the present, that every place and every person has a story, and that those stories deserve to be told." -- Renee Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Piecing Me Together
Author | : Carolee R. Inskeep |
Publisher | : Ancestry Publishing |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780916489892 |
Trying to find some peace in the City That Never Sleeps"" has always been difficult-even for dead New Yorkers. Rapid development, rising property values, a lack of space, health concerns, and government regulation have all conspired to move the dead from one graveyard to the next. The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries documents the changing landscape of New York City cemeteries, telling the story behind each decision to move, as well as providing the new names and locations of each burial ground. This book, with its complete index, is an invaluable tool for anyone researching New York City ancestors.""
Author | : Amanda Stevens |
Publisher | : MIRA |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2016-09-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1488006385 |
A cemetery restorer with a haunting secret must break her own rules when she meets a detective on the hunt for a killer in this romantic urban fantasy. Never acknowledge the dead. Never stray far from hallowed ground. Never get close to the haunted. Never, ever tempt fate. My name is Amelia Gray. I’m a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. In order to protect myself from the parasitic nature of the dead, I’ve always held fast to these rules passed down from my father . . . until now. Detective John Devlin needs my help to find a killer, but he is haunted by ghosts who shadow his every move. To warn him would be to invite them into my life. I’ve vowed to keep my distance, but the pull of his magnetism grows ever stronger even as the headstone symbols lead me closer to truth and to the gossamer veil that separates this world from the next.
Author | : Cody B. Magill |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 57 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Butler County (Pa.) |
ISBN | : 1105044912 |
"Lost cemeteries of Moraine State Park is a hiking companion, guiding the reader to eight forgotten cemeteries hidden withing the boundaries of Moraine State Park in Butler County, Pennsylvania."--Back cover.