Scientist, Medical Pioneer. He developed a process of preserving food that was called pasteurization in his honor. Considered the Founder of Microbiology and one of the world's greatest scientists, he made significantly major contributions to the fields of chemistry, medicine and industry. His proof that bacteria...
The attacks on monuments to the Confederacy and its leaders continued this week – even extending to a Los Angeles cemetery. Under pressure, the Long Beach Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy removed Wednesday a six-foot granite monument to Confederate veterans from the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, The Los Angeles ...
Green Mount Cemetey is located a couple of miles from downtown Baltimore. It was established in 1838, and is on the National Register of His...
The fog was starting to burn off when I snapped this pic. This is the only cemetary in San Francisco. I like how only a small set of graves are illuminated by the sunbeams filtering through the trees.
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Garden St, Cambridge
J.B. was the son of Mrs. J.L.D. Morrison--nee Adele Sarpy. She was a descendant of Madame Chouteau, the wife of August Chouteau, founder of St. Louis. Throughout the years following the death of her children, she built shelters over the graves & regularly changed the toys with the season.
Various monuments, statues, mausoleums, and grave architecture at Hollywood.
LAURIE BETH ZUCKERMAN ICONARTE found-object assemblage art, home altars, altar installations, memory jugs, drawings.
old cemeteries. love the history.
Waymarking.com is a way to mark unique locations on the planet and give them a voice. While GPS technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, Waymarking is the toolset for categorizing and adding unique information for that location.
Metairie cemetery in Louisiana offers a unique Louisiana cemetery experience, full of amazing surprises!
(Johh Kroll) I was planning on showcasing interesting cat photography from around Paris, but that all changed when I came across an unusu...
Country Musician, Actor. Born Ferlin Eugene Husky, he was raised on a Missouri farm and learned how to play the guitar from an uncle at the age of ten. Following service with the US Merchant Marines (he served as a troop ship gunner in the European Theater) during World War II, he worked for a Missouri radio station...
Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Italy
I spent a most enjoyable day playing historic sleuth and running all over southern Ohio with Curator Jessica looking for (and finding) something I’ll write about when I don’t have white-line fever. I got a late start (what’s new?) and only made it just west of Covington, Ky. I’ll tease you a bit with a … Continue reading "The Downard Sisters"
Hall of Fame Professional Boxer, Summer Olympic Games Gold Medalist Athlete, Civil Rights Activist. He is generally considered to be the greatest heavyweight boxer in the history of the sport. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, his birth name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He had a younger brother named Rudolph...
Actor, Comedian, Musician. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Albanian immigrant parents. As a boy, his family moved to Wheaton, where John played on the high school football team and was homecoming king. He attended the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, where he co-founded an acting troupe. Belushi then...
