Like many older graveyards, Aurora Cemetery has a Texas State Historical Marker. While pioneers, cattlemen, farmers and soldiers often figure prominently on such signs, what makes this historical marker so unusual is that it mentions a spaceship crash in 1897, and that this cemetery is where the alien’s body is buried!
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Last week, my husband and I explored Athens City Cemetery (400 Prairieville St) in Athens, Texas. It had been a full day, so we very nearly skipped the graveyard. We were both hot, sweaty and tired, having already spent the day at the nearby Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (photo essay forthcoming!) as well as poking around the town square looking for historical markers. An emergency stop at a Braum’s Ice Cream shop for a couple of hot fudge sundaes – strictly medicinal, mind you – gave us the second wind we both needed for further explorations. I’m glad we checked out Athens…
Texas is full of historic graveyards and I love exploring them. I rarely visit modern cemeteries, unless there is someone famous buried there or a particularly unique headstone to check out. For the most part, newer graveyards lack the history, the beautiful old trees, and the finely crafted headstones and monuments of the older ones. Yesterday, however, I checked out a graveyard that has only been around since 1982. What made me curious about Smoke Rise Farm (11330 Mountain View Drive, Azle, Texas 76020) is that it’s a pet cemetery. I’d never seen an official animal graveyard before, so I…
Understanding Cemetery Symbols has companion workbooks! After a lifetime of exploring historic graveyards and several years of earnest research, I’m finally releasing my cemetery symbols book this summer. Hooray! As you can see from the image above, in addition to Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards, I’m releasing two different workbooks. Graveyard Fans: I need your input! This is where you come in. Let me know in the comments section at the bottom of this post what you think about the following plan for Graveyard Journal: A Workbook for Exploring Historic Cemeteries. What the Graveyard Journal is: Graveyard…
Would you like to… … learn the meaning of cemetery symbols? … hear about different burial practices of the world? … discover the stories behind unique graves? … see funerary art from all over the world? … keep up with cemeteries news? … read informative articles about historic cemeteries? If so, you will love Cemetery News, a twice-monthly newsletter that covers all those topics and more! Sign up for Cemetery News! Sound good? If the above sounds interesting to you, sign up for Cemetery News, my twice-monthly newsletter that delves into all these topics, and much more. My wish for…
Thank you for visiting! I’m Tui Snider. My bestselling books have been featured by a variety of outlets including Coast to Coast AM, NBC, Good Morning Texas, LifeHack, The Telegraph, and many more. I write books about: Historic Cemeteries Offbeat North Texas Travel Forgotten History (True Texas Crime) Haunted History Scroll down for details: Books by Tui Snider Topic: Historic Cemeteries 6 Feet Under Texas From a one-legged tightrope walker to a burial ground with two active oil wells, this book takes readers on a fast-paced tour through unique, famous, and historic graves of the Lone Star State by sharing…
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