Tag: Cemetary
Ancient Florida Burial Site Reveals a Past Older Than the Pyramids
Explore the Windover Archaeological Site in Florida, an 8,000-year-old burial ground and its connection to Seminole heritage and preservation.
African American Burial Ground and Remembering Project: Honoring Hidden Histories
Discover how the African American Burial Ground and Remembering Project is restoring lost cemeteries and preserving Black heritage across Florida.
“To Die For”: Beloved Recipes Etched in Stone
When archivist Rosie Grant launched a TikTok channel, GhostlyArchive, as a testament to gravestones, she discovered a niche form of memorial: cemetery markers that bear beloved recipes of the dearly departed. She talks with Conor Knighton about her cookbo...
Cemetery vs. Graveyard: What’s the Real Difference?
Have you ever wondered if there’s actually a difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Most people think they’re the same thing, but history tells a different story.
Dying To Get In: When Cemetery Picnics Were A Thing
Prior to the 19th century, graveyards were often a part of church grounds. Things like war and epidemics meant that soon there was not enough space to bury the dead there.
Black History Across America
Sharswood; Exhuming Paved Over Black Cemeteries; Tulsa Race Massacre; HistoryMakers
The Fascinating History of Cemeteries
Spindly trees, rusted gates, crumbling stone, a solitary mourner: these things come to mind when we think of cemeteries. But not long ago, many burial grounds were lively places, with gardens and crowds of people -- and for much of human history, we didn’...
The Most Haunted Graveyard On Earth
What is now Greenwood Cemetery, in Decatur, Illinois, was first used as sacred burial grounds by Native Americans of the Illiniwek Confederation hundreds of years before any Europeans lived there. It is one of the most haunted places on Earth. Its dark an...
Oven Crypts of New Orleans
Oven tombs: quaint, affordable, reusable, and crawfish safe. Do you need more convincing, America?
