Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast

Not every cemetery in the 19th century was a rural cemetery... today I talk about the often forgotten cemetery movement that dominated the post-Civil War period. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

What is the IOOF? Why are there so many cemeteries with their name on it? What do all those symbols mean? I dive into the weird and wonderful world of what was once the largest fraternal organization in the United States. Email: tombwithaview@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

The weird tale of the potter''s field and church cemeteries in Greenwich Village... that people seem to keep forgetting about. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcat Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

For my first anniversary on September 13, 2020 I'm ditching the script and the research and winging it! In under 1 hour, what you need to know generally about American cemeteries.  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Exploring the significant role that cemeteries have played in forwarding the labor movement in America. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Looking at how historic hurricanes shape and reshape cemetery landscapes. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Continuing the discussion of removing cemeteries for public works projects from last week, I look at the example of Quabbin Park Cemetery in Ware, MA and use it as a jumping off point to discuss why the cultural landscape and context in a cemetery is important, and how this is perhaps the greatest loss in cemetery removals. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tom...

Is the removal of graves for important public projects justified? Does the good outweigh the bad? How are we dealing with these projects today. This issue is examined through the Tennessee Valley Authority, who have removed more than 20,000 graves since 1933. Access the TVA grave database here www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram:...

Today I look at the complicated history of cremation, from the fall of the practice along with Rome to its resurgence, started by a country doctor, cremation is perhaps the greatest comeback story ever.  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Contemplating what happens to controversial persons after death. What is our responsibility as a society? Is everyone entitled to a decent burial? Who is responsible? Should their wishes and cultural practices be observed?  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tomb.with.a.view Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast

Today I examine cemetery poetry over time, and look at some of the physical graveyards that inspired these poets. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a VIew Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

The final installment of the national cemeteries series explores the domestic cemeteries where 3.2 million veterans are interred.  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tomb.with.a.view Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast

Part III of our national cemeteries series explores the permanent overseas cemeteries established to accommodate the remains of American soldiers when their families chose not to have their remains repatriated.  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Part II of the National Cemeteries series examines how the Army learned important lessons from the Civil War burial crisis and how Army Chaplin Charles C. Pierce emerged as an unlikely cemetery hero, introducing the use of dog tags and finding new ways to identify war dead. National Archives film, Activities of the Graves Registration Service 1919-1920 www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaview@gm...

I update the status of Confederate monument removals across the South and clarify some very important points. Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com

Today I tackle the hot button issue of Confederate monuments and memorials. Where do they fall in our overall discussion of the importance of remembering the dead? What do they symbolize? Why and how were they erected? And most importantly we discuss why the time for them to exist is over. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook Instagram: tomb.with.a.view The Cost of...

Today I start a month-long exploration of United States national military cemeteries. This week we will focus on how the Civil War changed both the public perception of death and how they were handled as the first national cemeteries are established. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facbook Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Today I'm answering listened submitted questions for the first time! www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Fifty years after the killing of four students by the National Guard during a Vietnam protest, I examine how the memorialization of their deaths is still the subject of controversy. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Part II of my coverage of mortuary railroads examines the range of options to access the first three rural cemeteries, and how this allowed them to become major tourist attractions. I also cover the largest mortuary railroad operation in US history, the repatriation of American soldiers after WWII. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Insta...

The London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company operated a mortuary railroad from the Necropolis Station in Central London, 23 miles to Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, Surrey, changing how cemeteries operated.  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Examining the burial spots of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who died on the same day, July 4, 1826 the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The graves of the 2nd and 3rd presidents reveal important cultural information about the emerging differences in Northern versus Southern burial practices in the United States.  www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcas...

Exploring key Jewish burial customs and discussing what sets their cemeteries apart. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Bronze makes for some of the most striking and unusual pieces of sculptural art work in cemeteries... but people just cant seem to stop stealing it! Exploring what makes bronze unique as a material, the finest examples of bronze statuary, the story behind the podcast logo, and the scumbags who steal cemetery monuments. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with...