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Tombstone Tuesday on BlogTalk Radio

A 30-minute show about historic cemeteries If you’d like to learn more about historic cemeteries and symbolism, tune into my new half-hour podcast: Tombstone Tuesday with Tui Snider. To listen live or hear the replays click on the links below. Coming up on May 5, 2020: May 2020 show link: Tui Snider chats with celebrity death expert, Scott Michaels, who is a celebrity in his own right, and you may have seen him on TV. Scott Michaels created Dearly Departed Tours in Hollywood and the original Celebrity Death webpage, Findadeath. We will also touch upon a lesser-known activity of his: Despite…

What does a Grotto Symbolize in Historic Cemeteries?

April A to Z Challenge 2020: It’s that time of year! Every April, bloggers around the world make posts for each letter of the alphabet. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to make friends online. Here’s my post for today: [The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Understanding Cemetery Symbols. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] Cemetery Grottos Are you familiar with grottos? With Easter around the corner, I thought…

What do Feet Symbolize in Historic Cemeteries?

April A to Z Challenge 2020: It’s that time of year! Every April, bloggers around the world make posts for each letter of the alphabet. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to make friends online. Here’s my post for today: [The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Understanding Cemetery Symbols. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] Bare-footed Saints and Angels Have you ever noticed that saints and angels are nearly…

Historic Cemeteries: Let’s Talk About Epitaphs

April A to Z Challenge 2020: It’s that time of year! Every April, bloggers around the world make posts for each letter of the alphabet. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to make friends online. Here’s my post for today: [The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Understanding Cemetery Symbols. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] What are epitaphs? Epitaphs are the words of remembrance inscribed on a grave marker.…

Historic Cemeteries: What does a Double-Headed Eagle Symbolize?

April A to Z Challenge 2020: It’s that time of year! Every April, bloggers around the world make posts for each letter of the alphabet. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to make friends online. Here’s my post for today: [The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Understanding Cemetery Symbols. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] People Borrow Ancient Symbols Ancient symbols are often borrowed by religions, governments, clubs and…

Historic Cemeteries: So Many Types of Crosses!

April A to Z Challenge 2020: It’s that time of year! Every April, bloggers around the world make posts for each letter of the alphabet. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to make friends online. Here’s my post for today: [The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Understanding Cemetery Symbols. I hope you enjoy it! Also, full disclosure: that’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you.] More than 300 Types of Crosses Did you know there are over 300 different…

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