Tag Archives: Cemetery

Beauties Of The Past – Maude Fealy

Posted on February 6, 2013 by B.P.

Stage and Silent Star Maude Fealy A new feature of our web site: photos and short biographies of glamor girls of the past. These are women that were more than just beautiful, they were talented and were able to cut … Continue reading →

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Our Gang / Little Rascals Star Norman Chubby Chaney No Longer Has An Unmarked Grave

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Max

“Chubsy-Ubsy” Finally Gets A Headstone Norman “Chubby” Chaney, a star for Hal Roach’s Our Gang comedies, (aka the Little Rascals) had been buried in an unmarked grave at Baltimore Cemetery since 1936. He was the first former cast member to … Continue reading →

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A Look Back: The 10th Anniversary Of Marilyn Monroe’s Death

Posted on August 5, 2012 by B.P.

1972 Press Photo- At Marilyn Monroe’s Crypt As today is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, it is interesting to compare the elaborate ceremonies of today, with the understated manner in which a handful of fans sent flowers on August 5, 1972 … Continue reading →

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Old, Curious and Unusual Epitaphs

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Hannah K.

Some Selections From “Here Lies” A Book About Graveyard Epitaphs This book from 1900 whose full title is: Here Lies: Being a Collection of Ancient & Modern, Humorous and Queer Inscriptions from Tombstones compiled and edited by W.H. Howe, published by The … Continue reading →

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A Photographic Trip To Green-Wood Cemetery Part 3

Posted on March 13, 2012 by B.P.

Monuments And Odds & Ends The focus for the final installment on Green-Wood Cemetery are monuments and some interesting things that I took note of. Dogs Dogs are not permitted to be buried in human cemeteries. Somehow though fourteen years … Continue reading →

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A Photographic Trip To Green-Wood Cemetery Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2012 by B.P.

Do You Know That Name? Continuing the journey through historic Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn the next set of photographs concentrates on some names from history, some remembered today, others forgotten. DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton has many things named after him … Continue reading →

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A Photographic Trip To Green-Wood Cemetery Part 1

Posted on March 4, 2012 by B.P.

A Different Way To Spend The Day In New York, Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery When I’m asked by people visiting New York what are some of the things they should do while they are here, my answer usually results in incredulous … Continue reading →

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Tombstone Humor

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Hannah K.

Was She Really That Bad? I can’t imagine why anyone would do this on purpose, but how could the Spanks family not realize the headstone would read for all eternity “Arthur Spanks His Wife Katherine?”

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One of the Strangest Deaths in New York’s History

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Hannah K.

Girls Chase A Boy to Give Him Birthday Kisses and He Dies There is a book called Woodlawn Remembers: Cemetery of American History by Edward F. Bergman (North County Books, 1988.)  The book is mostly comprised of beautiful full page … Continue reading →

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