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celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 28 May

The cemetery was established during the Civil War. It was on the grounds of Robert E. Lee's estate, Arlington House. He and his wife, Mary Anna Curtis Lee had abandoned the property at the start of the Civil War and the U.S.Army...

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Is working in a graveyard lonely?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 26 Nov

While crawling around the web, I happened to come across a historical article about Ted Brook, a former member of Jubalaires, one of early gospel groups that sang in a rap-like style. Seemingly the story was shared by a graveyard...

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A grave for a returned serviceman

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jun

In the cemetery where my parents and brother are buried, we came across this grave for Private Charles Pritchard, Army Postal Service who died aged 51. What we found a bit unusual was the plaque at the base of the grave which...

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Sad surprise

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52149) • Staten Island, New York 1 Jun 25

We went to the cemetery today to visit my husband’s grandfather’s grave. I think May 30th or 31st was three years since his passing. On our way from the cemetery my eyes came upon a headstone with a familiar picture. I came out...

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Tending neglected graves far from anywhere

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb 25

Kununurra is an isolated town in Western Australia. It’s 3,000km (1,889 mi) north of Perth and approximately 45 kms (28 mi) from the Northern Territory border. It’s at the far north-eastern end of what’s known as the Kimberley...

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Visited pluffy

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 9 Nov 24

I skipped the popular date where most people visit the dead and because it was my grandpa's birthday. But I couldn't visit my dog because it was raining afterwards in our neighborhood. So after five days, I went to visit his...

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A Visit at the Cemetery

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 3 Nov 24

As of today, my immediate family and I visited our loved ones at the cemetery. We finally paid our time to see them again. My mother's siblings came ahead of us and went home together. On my father side, one of the siblings came...

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Grandpa's bday today

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 31 Oct 24

I went to the cemetery to visit my grandparents. Precisely my grandpa's birthday and pay my respects with candles. It's more popular when people visit the departed ones during November 1st when the actual souls day is November...

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Rain Rain Go Away

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 29 Oct 24

At this very moment, we are experiencing a strong typhoon, and I need to attend one class early this morning. I heard that this typhoon will last until November first. I am feeling bad if it is. We are planning to visit our loved...

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Doing our good deed for the day

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Dec 23

We did our good deed yesterday and went to the cemetery to try to clean up the surrounds of the headstone on the grave of Vincent’s parents. The headstone itself had been removed and professionally cleaned but the urns and base...

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Went to visit Granparents

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 31 Oct 23

Halloween, All saints day and all souls day finally arrives this month. Most people usually visits the dead on the 1st day of November because it was kinda norm and it was holiday. I went to the cemetery around 10am and it was...

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Cemetery Adventure from My Teen Years

celticeagle @celticeagle (189880) • Boise, Idaho 3 Oct 23

When I was about 14 I had a friend named BL. Her mom and dad had divorced and he took the two younger kids and her mom kept her. Her mom was an alcoholic and wasn't around much. BL might as well have been living alone. She and I...

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Morning fog by the cemetery

rosyrose @vickyrose (2236) • Cooma, Australia 7 Jun 23

On our way to town, i took a photo of a foggy cemetery. Our residence is very near the cemetery. I don’t mind as I regard it as a sacred peaceful place as the resting place of someone’s physical being, whose earthy life has...

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Short Story: The cemetery koan

emptychair @innertalks (23740) • Australia 26 Jan 23

The old Zen master, Riplick Zerploxki, had his own burial plot already allocated to him by his own master. It was next to this master, and, it formed a long line of the past masters of that monastery too. The master put...

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West Dale church - a place of peace

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan 23

Today we drove through the location of West Dale. There is an Anglican church, a churchyard cemetery, a hall and not much else. However, there are recent graves in the churchyard ranging from the late 1890s to 2020. The fenced...

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Just somebody's relict

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Jan 23

We’ve just returned from a road trip to feed the canaries and cats that belong to a friend. On the way, we passed through West Dale, a locality that has a lovely old church and community hall and a big farming community. I’ll...

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Visited my departed Grandparents

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 2 Nov 22

We have tradition of visiting the dead. Trouble is that most of the time people visited during the all saints day not all souls day nov. 2. I personally avoided visiting the cemetery in Nov. 1st to avoid crowds. But Grandpas bday...

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I visited my parents at the...

Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 29 Oct 22

...cemetery two days ago. It has been almost a year that I did not see them. In fact, I am with my mom's younger sister. Since my younger sister is working and living in another city, my aunt and I are the ones to visit them. The...

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Stories from the past - Katrine, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Aug 22

There are a number of graves at the small, historic church which we visited recently. Simeon Vivieash donated land for the church in 1861 and many of his descendants are buried there. One grave commemorates Barbara Mary Viveash...

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I love Unique Cemetery Stones

Paula Tranchina @Ganma7 (3664) 25 Jul 22

Today I took a walk through a very old cemetery in CT. Indians are buried there and many war heroes from World War I and World War II and the Vietnam War as well. I came across a stone that was a bench to sit on. I thought what a...

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