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Tombstone Tuesdays: Quirky Graveyards with David Kravetz

[ Want a FREE booklet about cemetery symbols? click here. ] Tombstone Tuesdays – a new streaming show! Tombstone Tuesdays is a fun weekly show about historic cemeteries and those who love exploring them! Each week, I will interview a variety of guests about historic cemeteries, unique graveyards, funeral customs, research techniques, and other fascinating topics. How to watch Tombstone Tuesdays? Tui Snider’s Tombstone Tuesdays streams live on YouTube and Facebook. To see which show is coming next, visit my YouTube channel. On YouTube, you can even set a reminder for showtime. What time is the live show? Every Tuesday:…

Tombstone Tuesdays: Cemetery Historian – David M. Habben

[ Want a FREE booklet about cemetery symbols? click here. ] Tombstone Tuesdays – streaming show! Tombstone Tuesdays is a fun weekly show about historic cemeteries and those who love exploring them! Each week, I will interview a variety of guests about historic cemeteries, unique graveyards, funeral customs, research techniques, and other fascinating topics. How to watch Tombstone Tuesdays? Tui Snider’s Tombstone Tuesdays streams live on YouTube and Facebook. To see which show is coming next, visit my YouTube channel. On YouTube, you can even set a reminder for showtime. What time is the live show? Every Tuesday: 4pm Central…

Tombstone Tuesdays: Teal Gray’s Headstone Carving Ancestor – Obadiah Wheeler

[ Want a FREE booklet about cemetery symbols? click here. ] Tombstone Tuesdays – a new streaming show! Tombstone Tuesdays is a fun weekly show about historic cemeteries and those who love exploring them! Each week, I will interview a variety of guests about historic cemeteries, unique graveyards, funeral customs, research techniques, and other fascinating topics. How to watch Tombstone Tuesdays? Tui Snider’s Tombstone Tuesdays streams live on YouTube and Facebook. To see which show is coming next, visit my YouTube channel. On YouTube, you can even set a reminder for showtime. What time is the live show? Every Tuesday:…

Historic Cemetery with Buried Treasure in Texas

[ For my FREE book about cemetery symbols, click here. The following is an adapted excerpt from my book 6 Feet Under Texas: Unique, Famous & Historic Graves in the Lone Star State. And, yes, that’s an affiliate link. I earn a few pennies if you buy my book after clicking it – at no extra cost to you!] Historic Cemetery with Buried Treasure It’s true! There really was gold buried in a Texas cemetery! The oak tree it was buried beneath is located by the entrance of a beautiful cemetery. Today, however, most people drive right by this historic…

Six Feet – More Than Just a Social Distance

[ For my FREE book about cemetery symbols, click here. The following is one reader’s review of my book 6 Feet Under Texas: Unique, Famous & Historic Graves in the Lone Star State. (That’s an affiliate link. I earn a few pennies if you buy my book after clicking it – at no extra cost to you!)] Six Feet – More Than Just a Social Distance by Russell Andrew The following book review was written by Russell Andrew and first appeared in the Tarrant County College newsletter: I’ve had a lot of time to read lately due to staying at…

Fact vs Myth: The True Meaning of Coins on Military Headstones

[The following is an adapted excerpt from my book, Grave Goods: The Meaning of Coins, Seashells & Other Items Left at Historic Cemeteries. 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.] Do coins mean specific things on military graves? A modern urban legend that began making the rounds of the internet in 2009 claims that when coins are seen on military headstones, the different denominations mean specific things. I wanted it to be true, but… In recent years,…