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If You See Coins on a Headstone, This Is What It Means
Have you ever seen a bunch of coins on a headstone and wondered why they were there? They weren’t placed there by ...
Unusual stones in Sweden turn out to be Viking-era grave. See its treasures
Archaeologists in Linköping excavated an unusual row of stones and found a Viking-era grave with weapons and fabrics, photos ...
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Special meaning behind Pope Francis’ simple headstone as first images of tomb are released
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday and has since been laid to rest at St Mary Major Basilica following a funeral in ...
These old Reds players had unmarked graves, but a recent project changed that
He played in two championship World Series (separate from the modern-era World Series). Brooklyn lost in 1889 to the New York Giants and tied the Louisville Colonels in 1890. Clark played well, with ...
Parting Stones are a tangible memorial to a lost loved one
When Jo Steigerwald of Cleveland lost her husband, Jonathan Hull, in September 2021, she knew a traditional sendoff and ...
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Part III: New Forms of Public Memory
Confederate symbols, and their continued valorization, rob us of an opportunity to understand our own rich “people’s heritage ...
Wrightsville’s historic Mount Pisgah Cemetery is drawing increased interest
In 2018, the operator of Wrightsville’s Mount Pisgah Cemetery Facebook page noted that the cemetery was in desperate need of ...
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Archaeologists in Peru Discover Graves of Men, Women and Children Killed in Battle, Then Buried With Honor
In southern Peru’s Atico River Valley, archaeologists have unearthed a large tomb filled with the battle-scarred skeletons of ...
WWI soldier's grave gets Star of David headstone over a century after his death
For generations, Army Pvt. David Moser's grave was marked by an erroneous headstone with a Latin cross, not a Star of David.
After a century, two Jewish soldiers get tombstones with Star of David at Arlington
Two Jewish soldiers buried at Arlington cemetery a century ago finally get tombstones bearing the Star of David.
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After a Century, Two Soldiers Get True Rest
In February 2023, at the Manila American Cemetery, the headstones of Pfc. Ralph G ... exclusively on correcting markers in American military cemeteries abroad.For example, in April 2022, in ...