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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…

Robby the Robot Forbidden Planet Costume (3D Printed)

[ For my FREE book about cemetery symbols, click here.] Homemade Robby the Robot Forbidden Planet Life-Size Costume Last year, my mad scientist husband, Larry, built his own life-size Robby the Robot costume from scratch! There were no plans available for making one, so he painstakingly designed it all himself. He even learned CAD and 3D printing in order to make his own Robby the Robot! This is one reason why his replica weighs 45 pounds as opposed to the original, which weighs about 125 pounds. Since Halloween’s coming up, I made a video showcasing Larry making, building, and wearing…

Oakwood Cemetery Saints & Sinners Tour

[ For my FREE book about cemetery symbols, click here. The following article is an adapted excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places called, Paranormal Texas. Full disclosure: it’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you. Win/win, right?] Oakwood Saints and Sinners Tour  What do you get when you combine live theater regional history and a beautiful texas burial ground? Why the Oakwood Cemetery Saints and Sinners Tour, of course! Every October the North Fort Worth Historical Society chooses interesting characters from Oakwood Cemetery’s…

Haunted Doll House Museum in Granbury, Texas

[ For my FREE book about cemetery symbols, click here. The following article is an adapted excerpt from my travel guide to haunted places called, Paranormal Texas. Full disclosure: it’s an Amazon affiliate link. If you buy stuff after clicking it, I make a few pennies at no additional cost to you. Win/win, right?] Doll House Museum in Granbury, Texas The Granbury Doll House Museum has over 2500 dolls from around the world.  The dolls are on display throughout a two-story historic home that, when you think about it, kinda looks like a great big dollhouse. This unique museum was…