Cemetery

“Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald. In the short story “The Scarlet Ibis” and movie Simon Birch, this quote not only becomes relevant, but it continues to be a theme in the lives of everyday people. “The Scarlet Ibis” tells the story of Doodle, a young boy battling with a disability all his life, and his older brother, who is damaged by his own pride and a longing to be “normal.” On the other hand, Simon Birch is a film about a boy, also with disabilities, named…

I do not remember exactly the particular day but all I remember was that it was very humid and the sky was cloudy. It was just a few days before I joined first grade and I had just arrived home from my neighbors. I was utilizing my last few days of freedom and hence was tired and hungry. I had rushed home looking forward to my grandmother’s food and playing time. This had been my routine from kindergarten and it never bored me to say the least. I was however shocked as our house was full of…

Mortuary Rituals of the Gray Site The mortuary practices examined at this site involve both primary and secondary burials, as well as a variety of post-mortem methods used in the pre-burial stages. One case of a potential cremation has been documented in the site reports. A primary burial is one where the remains are found in relative anatomical order, as the body of the deceased was interred shortly after death as the remains were still fresh. A secondary burial is therefore the opposite – the…

“Hey guys what’s up it’s your two favorite people back at it again with the vlogging and today me and Crimson are going to do the 24 hour graveyard challenge. “At the moment Crimson is driving to the graveyard,” I said. We got an in and out burger before we got to the graveyard and when I lifted my burger to my mouth the grease dripped into my mouth and the sweet and savory meat, cheese, and ketchup exploded in my mouth. As we pulled into the parking lot the screeches of the car tires rolling on…

In anticipation of the podcast assignment, I took the time to listen to a few podcasts on my interests. The first podcast I listened to is the infamous “Welcome to Nightvale”, a series of podcast based on a fictional town located in America. Each episode begins with a short description of the town, a greeting from the host, and signature tune. The pilot episode starts off by setting the mood and tone for the podcast. The host talks in a deep and slow voice, almost as if he is reading a…

fighting ground during the civil war. In 1854, the city of Richmond opened Oakwood Cemetery as a public burial ground for the entire city and the Committee on Burying Grounds was put in charge of overseeing the administration and affairs of Oakwood and the other cemeteries in the area (1). When the war broke out, a lot of blood was shed on Richmond’s soil. Therefor, in 1861, the committee offered to have the cemetery opened on a greater scale specifically for confederate soldiers who had either…

best possible results when taking those important pictures. Locating Cemeteries Your first challenge might well be just getting to the cemetery. Hopefully you have an obituary or burial record for your ancestor that gives the name of the cemetery. Depending on how old the record is, finding the cemetery can be very easy or impossible. There are some tricks that can help you. Start with an Internet search for the cemetery. Try searching the major mapping sites as well as regular search…

is set during a dark winter night. It is about a man named Ivan who would go to a tavern everything night and would not walk through the cemetery that was located next to the tavern. His house was located on the opposite side of the cemetery but would not dare walk through it. In line 8 the young Cossack lieutenant gave Ivan a challenge to walk through the cemetery and stick the lieutenant’s saber in the ground at the biggest tomb and they would check in the morning to see if the saber was still…

Summary: In Gulfport, FL a woman named Vanessa Gray started to clean up and abandon cemetery, Lincoln Cemetery. Lincoln Cemetery is a historically black graveyard in her neighborhood. Vanessa started to restore the cemetery in December of 2015, by sweeping dirt, restoring plots and headstones, and picking up litter. Year later she had recruited volunteers to help her maintain and continue the cleanup of the cemetery. After a year Vanessa obtained the deed to the cemetery’s from the former…

house, though, because rotting tombstones remain standing in a cemetery behind it. Nobody can explain why it is there, because the only churches in town are Saint Ann’s on East Grand Street and Musconetcong Valley, which is nearly right across the street, but is too modern to own this very old cemetery. Nobody has lived in this building for years, yet I have seen strange things occur. Like when I was younger and I saw a figure in that cemetery in the dead of night,…