Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast

Episode 32: Last Stop, Part 1, London Necropolis and the Origins of Mortuary Railroads

The London Necropolis and National Mausoleum Company operated a mortuary railroad from the Necropolis Station in Central London, 23 miles to Brookwood Cemetery in Woking, Surrey, changing how cemeteries operated. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Episode 31: Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem, Jewish Gravestones, Cemeteries, and Burial Customs

Exploring key Jewish burial customs and discussing what sets their cemeteries apart. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Episode 30: Freedom, Friendship, and Faith, A Tale of Two Presidential Graves

Examining the burial spots of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who died on the same day, July 4, 1826 the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The graves of the 2nd and 3rd presidents reveal important cultural information about the emerging differences in Northern versus Southern burial practices in the United States. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view...

Episode 29: Bronzed and Beautiful, A Saga of Monumental Sculpture and Heists

Bronze makes for some of the most striking and unusual pieces of sculptural art work in cemeteries... but people just cant seem to stop stealing it! Exploring what makes bronze unique as a material, the finest examples of bronze statuary, the story behind the podcast logo, and the scumbags who steal cemetery monuments. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Episode 28: Make a New Plan Stan: The Importance of Master Plans in Long Term Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation

Episode 27: What Lies Beneath, How the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Changed American Cemeteries and What We Can Learn From It

The 1918 Spanish Influenza Outbreak was the worst pandemic in modern history, some argue even worse than the Black Plague based on population. How did this catastrophic event that killed 675,000 Americans shape our cemeteries? How have cemeteries helped us better understand what happened in 1918 and learn from it? www.tombwithaview.weebly.com Email: tombwithaview@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view Check out Emily Ford's account of the 1918 epidemic in New Or...

Episode 26: I Shall Hear Though Soft You Tread Above Me: Deserters, Disease, and Duffy's Cut, the Not-So-Lucky Graves of Irish Americans

The struggles and xenophobia facing the Irish in America is examined through three stories of the struggle for acceptable as immigrants to the United States. www.tombwithaview.weeble.com tombwithaview@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Episode 25: Forging Thunderbolts, Celebrating Suffragettes and Sculptors for Women's History Month

Exploring the gravesites of significant figures in women's history www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaview@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view

Episode 24: Tapho Files III, featuring Emily Ford, Owner, Oak and Laurel Preservation and Superintendent of Cemeteries, City of New Orleans

Part II of our fascinating discussion with entrepreneur and preservationist Emily Ford, owner of Oak and Laurel Preservation LLC and newly appointed Superintendent of Cemeteries for the City of New Orleans. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view Check out Emily's projects and research: https://www.oakandlaurel.com/

Episode 23: A Streetcar Named Cemeteries: Burial Grounds and Traditions in the Big Easy, with Emily Ford

To celebrate Mardi Gras we discuss what makes the cemeteries and burial traditions of New Orleans so special and unique with guest star, Emily Ford. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view Check out Emily's blog with tons of fantastic photos and research on the history of New Orleans cemeteries: https://www.oakandlaurel.com/blog...

Episode 22: The Grave of Honest Abe

Part II of our exploration of presidential graves continues with the grave of Abraham Lincoln at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. www.tombwithaview.weebly.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 21: First in the Tomb, The Tomb of George Washington, Rural, Southern Burial Traditions, and the Establishment of Executive Burial Practices

Part I of a two-part President's Day look at the graves of Washington and Lincoln, how presidential burials change over time and how regional practices influence their graves.

Episode 20: How Long Must We Remember? The Memorial to the Six Million, the Importance and the Challenges of Memorializing the Holocaust

This week marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. To mark this occasion we examine Atlanta's own early Holocaust memorial. The Memorial to the Six Million in Atlanta's Greenwood Cemetery is a remarkable piece of International style architecture, the brainchild of Holocaust survivor and AIA architect Benjamin Hirsch (1933-2018). This history of this monument, tucked away in an unassuming corner of Greenwood Cemetery is a fascinating one, including a controversial part of the me...

Episode 19: The Gist of the List, Cemeteries and the National Register of Historic Places

Discussing the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, National Register of Historic Places, National Landmarks, and how to assess cemeteries in light of all of these. Resources: National Register Bulletin 41