Hillary Burt joins me to talk about her experience caring for the over 100 cemeteries located on Fort Campbell Army installation on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. We learn about how the US Army treats and cares for not only their own cemeteries, but those that become part of an Army installation by default. tombwithaview@gmail.com Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
Aug 23, 2021•48 min•Ep. 92
Andersonville stands out in American history as the worst example of how to treat POWs. A look at not only the catastrophic death toll, but who was to blame and how these 13,000 POWs were memorialized and the controversial counterattack that the United Daughters of the Confederacy waged at Andersonville. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Aug 13, 2021•54 min•Ep. 91
Do all dogs go to heaven? Looking at the fascinating origins of pet cemeteries and some of the more unusual examples. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
Aug 06, 2021•50 min•Ep. 90
425,000 Italian and German POWs were brought to the United States during WWII and placed in 700 camps across America, but mainly in the South. Some of them never went home, the stories of these prisoners and how their remains were treated. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Jul 30, 2021•48 min•Ep. 89
Novelist Audrey Keown joins me to discuss why she chose to place a cemetery at the center of her latest mystery novel. We cover the best cemeteries in Chattanooga, TN where her novels are set (and Audrey lives!), why exploring understudied history is important, and much more! tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Find Audrey and her latest mystery novel Dust to Dust here...
Jul 16, 2021•53 min•Ep. 88
Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, and More... Exploring Boston's first three graveyards along the Freedom Trail. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 87
SCI is the largest funeral care provider in the world, handling 1 in 9 American funerals. So why have you never heard of them? Learn the fascinating story of how Robert Waltrip turned a single funeral home into a global empire, the McDonald's of Death. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 86
First published in 1963 The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford, later updated in 1998 after her death, challenged the funeral industry and its excess. What does it have to say about cemeteries? tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tombwiithaviewpodcast Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 85
Today I discuss the darker side of Arlington, how acquisition of additional burial space required the removal of hundreds of black residents of the Arlington Freedmen's Village and how the. Arlington Confederate Monument is perhaps the worst Lost Cause monument of them all. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
May 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 84
The popularity of burial at Arlington really didn't explode until 1963, when the burial of the assassinated president, John F. Kennedy was interred there. This week I examine the importance of the gravesite both as a factor that shaped Arlington and a watershed moment in gravesite design.
May 21, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 83
Today I examine one of the most integral parts of Arlington, the Tomb of the Unknowns; why do we have one? What does it say? and most importantly why there are no more unknowns. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
May 14, 2021•58 min•Ep. 82
Part 1 of a 3-part series on America's most famous cemetery, Arlington, to honor the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial Amphitheater! tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
May 07, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 81
I've talked about maritime disasters... but what about those who chose to be buried at sea, either as part of their profession or lifestyle? Looking at what you have to do to be buried in the briny deep. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Apr 23, 2021•57 min•Ep. 80
There have been thousands of shipwreck on the coastlines of the United States and the Great Lakes. How do we mourn the lost? How do they themselves view the possibility of death at sea? Using two of the most noteworthy modern shipwrecks I examine the complex challenges of remembering those lost at sea. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 79
The RMS Titanic I perhaps the most famous shipwreck in history, we all know what happened the night it sank... but what happened after? How were the remains of victims salvaged? Were they salvaged at all? Where we those recovered buried? And most importantly... are there any bodies still down there? I also discuss some of the most impressive Titanic memorials and the lasting impact of the sinking.
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 78
One of the rarer forms of vernacular grave markers are those crafted from terra cotta, but an examination of the topic with Philadelphia-based taphophiles reveals that New Jersey is ground zero for this unlikely material. Check out the artwork of Jeanne and Mike, as well as their joint gravestone hunting persona Corpse Altar below: corpse_altar Jeanne D'Angelo Mike Bukowski tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast...
Apr 02, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 77
Continuing Materials March by considering concrete, a humble, utilitarian material that is found with surprising regularity in cemeteries, in a wide variety of forms. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
Mar 26, 2021•57 min•Ep. 76
The ancient Egyptians created polished granite... but it took over 2000 years to replicate their processes. The story of granite and its influence on technology is a fascinating one that starts early than you might think. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram:tombwithaviewpodcast
Mar 19, 2021•57 min•Ep. 75
Marble was the undisputed king of 19th century rural cemeteries... but how did it get there. I travel back to the Old Country to look at the origins of marble grave markers and explore how the industry has both changed and remained the same over the centuries. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Facebook: Tomb with a View
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 74
In Materials March I explore the common materials used in American gravestone manufacturing... up first, slate! tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Mar 05, 2021•50 min•Ep. 73
Looking at the legal history of segregation in cemeteries, how segregation both led to the rise and fall of black cemeteries, and considering ongoing patterns in the neglect and lack of preservation of Black cemeteries. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 72
The story is a familiar one, black cemeteries that are neglected, forgotten, and even destroyed. Starting at the beginning of the history of the United States I try to consider how this fits into a larger pattern, and consider examples from the colonial period and early days of the republic. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 71
Do mobsters really sleep with the fishes? Looking at the elaborate burial traditions of Italian Americans, famous Mafia graves, and how they are portrayed on TV and in the movies. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 70
The rural cemetery movement originated as a push back against the rapid urbanization that accompanied the Industrial Revolution. Today cemeteries remain an important piece of maintaining healthy biodiversity in cities as one of the largest collections of greenspace. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 69
Ashley Shares, Director of Preservation at Oakland Cemetery here in Atlanta joins me to consider the people who work (and sometimes live) in cemeteries, considering how this has evolved over the past 150 years. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tombwithaviewpodcast Check out the work Oakland is doing: www.oaklandcemetery.com Instagram: hofproteam
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 68
How did the tradition of burying presidents at their presidential libraries come about? Why do some presidents not choose to be buried at their presidential libraries? Why don't all presidents have them? On Inauguration Week I consider the past ten presidents and how presidential burial trends changed after the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955, and may continue to change in the future. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 67
On what would have been Dr. King's 92nd birthday, taking a look at how the community rallied for following Dr. King's death to create a memorable, fitting, and important memorial despite enduring institutional racism. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a VIew Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 66
How does the neighborhood a cemetery is in shape it? Looking at the unique example of the almost 300 year old Palmer Cemetery in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, where you can only be buried if you live within the boundaries of the neighborhood. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 65
Picture it.... Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, January 1, 2007.... You know how it's going, but where did this start? tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 64
Some holiday musings on the inspiration for the funeral and burial customs in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com Facbook: Tomb with a View Podcast Instagram: tomb.with.a.view
Dec 25, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 63
