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Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 1: Why Cemeteries? with Liz ClappinWhy do a podcast about cemeteries? Why am I the one doing a podcast about cemeteries? In the first episode I tell the story of how I became interested in cemeteries and became a member of the cemetery community, and why I thought we all needed a podcast about them.tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2023-01-0227 min
PreserveCastTomb With a View: Cemetery History and Preservation with Liz ClappinOn this week’s PreserveCast, we’re sitting down with fellow podcaster Liz Clappin, host of Tomb with a View, to talk about the world of cemetery history and preservation to explore this unique and ever-present resource on America’s landscape.
Liz is an architectural historian based in Atlanta, GA. She has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Rhode Island and an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Architectural History. A board member for the Association for Gravestone Studies, since 2019 she has hosted Tomb with a View Podcast focusing on the history...
2022-05-1628 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 113: Cemetery John: Jafsie, A Tale of Two Cemeteries, and the Lindbergh KidnappingThe Lindbergh kidnapping is one of the most notorious true crime stories in American history. How did two cemeteries come to be at the center of the story and why was the supposed perpetrator known as "Cemetery John"? FacebookInstagramEmail: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com
2022-03-051h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 112: Babyland: Child Mortality, Orphanages, Babies-on-the-Halfshell, and Expressions of Joy and GriefChildhood mortality has declined since the 19th century, but how has the was we memorialize children changed over time?Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2022-02-1158 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 111: Cast Away: Cast Iron Grave Covers, Caskets, Mausolea, and Posthumous Hot MetalEveryone has seen cast iron ornamental fences around family lots in cemeteries, but the history of cast iron and cemeteries doesn't end there. Looking at how cast iron became a hot commodity in American cemeteries in the 19th century.Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagramFacebook
2022-02-0446 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 110: The Eternal Frat House: Lodges, Symbols, and the Many Inconsistencies of Masonic CemeteriesEveryone who has visited a cemetery has seen a Masonic grave... but why is so little actually known and written about them? Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2022-01-1747 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 109: The Cemetery Renaissance Woman: Harriette Merrifield Forbes and the Origins of Gravestone StudiesHarriette Merrifield Forbes was and extraordinary woman for her time, well educated, a phenomenal researcher, and a talented photographer... and without intending to, started the field of gravestone studies. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2022-01-0748 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 108: A Curious Cemetery Tale: The Millionaire, the Mausoleum, and the Old-Fashioned Gentleman's Mysterious PhotographAbout a month ago I got a letter in the mail... today I'm sharing the weird and wonderful tale that unfolded from that letter, with surprising cemetery connections.Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-12-311h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 107: Holly Bears the Crown: Thomas W. Burford and the Development of Ilex Cornuta Bufordii at Atlanta's Westview CemeteryBurford holly is one of the most popular ornamental shrubs in gardens across the United States, and its origins are in Atlanta's Westview Cemetery. In a story that involves Queen Victoria, eccentric gardeners, and English ballads I will explore how this Christmas symbol connects to cemeteries. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-12-2435 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 106: Cult of Mourning: Widow's Weeds, the Magnificent Seven, and the Victorian Obsession with DeathSo many of our mourning traditions come from the Victorian era... the traditions all very much tied to the death of Queen Victoria's husband Albert and how she mourning him. Email: tombwithaview@gmail.comInstagramFacebook
2021-12-1750 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 105: Initial Defeat, Ultimate Victory: The USS Arizona Memorial and the 80th Anniversary of Pearl HarborOn December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Hawaii was bombed and torpedoed by Imperial Japanese troops. The military and civilian deaths that day lead to a massive recovery effort, temporary cemeteries, and one of the most visited memorials in American.Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-12-0353 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 104: By Birth or By Spirit: Burial Hill, Lost Bones, Death and the "First Thanksgiving"The story of the Pilgrims is the quintessential American story... so we have always treasured and protected their final resting place...right?Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-11-2645 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 103: Facing Mecca: How Cultural Diversity and Isalmophobia are Shaping Muslim CemeteriesIslam is the primary faith of 47 countries globally, with 1.9 billion practitioners, yet the history of Islam in America is difficult to trace and their cemeteries are hard to find, and even more difficult to establish new ones. Looking at the trends, or lack thereof in Muslim cemeteries in the United States. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-11-1252 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 102: Called Home: The Ordnung, Anabaptists, and the Simple Cemeteries of the AmishThe Amish are both one of the most fascinating and fastest growing Christian subsects, their simple, humble lives extend to their burial practices and both continue certain historic practices as well as set precedents. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-11-0544 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 101: Don't Lose Your Head: The Old Dutch Reform Church, the Horseman, the Witch, and Washington IrvingHappy Halloween! Take a visit to the site of the legend(s) to learn a little about one of the most historic churches in America and the associated burial ground, red sandstone, preservation and reproductions to celebrate the spookiest day of the year!Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
2021-10-3136 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 100: All Graves Considered, A Chat with the Cemetery NerdsFor my 100th episode I invited a few friends over to chat, who love cemeteries as much as I do. Cynthia Jennings, Victoria Lemos, and Emmett McNair join me to discuss cemetery accessibility, abandoned cemeteries, vernacular headstones... and much more. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagramYou can find Victoria's podcast over at Archive Atlanta .Check out Cynthia's photography at To Die For Images.Read this profile to learn more about Emmett's passion for cycling.Thank you for 100 episodes, looking f...
2021-10-291h 13Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 99: Blown to Pieces, The Sexton, the Union, and the Electric Chair; The Mystery of the Good Friday BombingsOn Good Friday 1936 cemetery sexton Michael Gallagher was literally blown to pieces by a bomb in a cigar box, which was intended for someone else. Everyone loves a good true crime story... was the man executed two years later in the electric chair really guilty? Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-10-1054 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 98: Cold Comfort: Recording and Reconciling the Forgotten Cemeteries of Indian Residential SchoolsWe look north to Canada this week as I break down the reasons behind the recent discovery of so many forgotten and neglected cemeteries containing the remains of indigenous children over the past few months on the grounds of former residential schools. I separate facts from fiction and examine how these neglected cemeteries aren't just about burials, but an entire system. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-10-0151 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 97: Common Dust: Plain Pine Boxes, Prisoners, and the Traveling Cloud Museum; the Multifaceted History of Hart IslandMore than a potters field Hart Island in Long Island Sound has been in public use since the Civil War. As it was emerging as the City Cemetery for New York (a much more complex idea than simply a potters field) the land was also being used for a wide variety of purposes and is filled with historic buildings. Examining the complex history and exciting future of one of America's largest and most fascinating burial grounds. Facebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-09-2454 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 96: Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Potters Fields, Mass Graves, and Where We Bury the Indigent DeadWhat happens when a person dies with no one to claim their remains? Examining how different cities across the US handle their unclaimed and impoverished dead. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-09-1757 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 95: From the Ashes: The 20-Year Struggle to Identify the Victims of September 11th and the Politics of Handling Human Remains20 years, 22,000 sets of remains, and countless man hours and yet 40% of of the victims who died on September 11, 2001 remain unidentified. I look into the complex challenges that the scientists have faced in the most complex forensic investigation in modern history as well as the difficulties in handling human remains, when we don't know what or where they are. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-09-1053 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 94: More Than A Number: Attica at 50, the Shawshank Redemption, and the Cemeteries of Mass IncarcerationAs the 50th anniversary of the nation's deathliest prison riot in Attica, NY approaches I consider the troubling history of those who died there, not only the inhumane way the riot was ended, but the continuing indignity after death. Also examining the best know movie prison cemetery and how it is in many ways representative of reality. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View
2021-09-0446 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 93: Going to the Chapel, Gonna Get Buried: Forgotten Cemetery Architecture and the Men (and Women!) Who Built ItAt one time almost every cemetery had a chapel, magnificent buildings by famous architects, why did this happen and why did they eventually go out of favor?Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-08-3048 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 92: An Officer and a Cemetery: Archaeology and Caretaking on an Army Base with Hillary BurtHillary 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.comInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2021-08-2348 min
The Neighborhood Watch PodcastLiz Clappin, historian and host of Tomb With A View Podcast* I want to apologize for my audio, I'm in the process of getting a new microphone. This will hopefully be the last interview that sounds this bad on my end. Luckily, Liz sounds much better than I do!In this interview I talk to architectural historian and Tomb with a View Podcast Host Liz Clappin. In this interview we talk in-depth about the Atlanta City Council's recent unanimous decision to remove the Oakland Cemetery Lion from the park. The lion is a 127-year old confederate statue that featured a lion laying on top of a confederate flag...
2021-08-2300 min
The Neighborhood Watch PodcastSeason 2: Liz Clappin, historian and host of Tomb With A View Podcast* Apologies for the host audio (not the guest's audio), a new microphone is on the way. In this interview I talk to architectural historian and Tomb with a View Podcast Host Liz Clappin. In this interview we talk in-depth about the Atlanta City Council's recent unanimous decision to remove the Oakland Cemetery Lion from the park. The lion is a 127-year old confederate statue that featured a lion laying on top of a confederate flag to symbolize the 3,000 confederate soldiers who lie in unmarked graves on the grass section of the park.Oakland Cemetery is o...
2021-08-221h 26Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 91: An Object Lesson in Patriotism: The Horrors of Andersonville and a Monument to a MurdererAndersonville 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-08-1353 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 90: All Dogs Go to Heaven: Stephen King, Coondogs, and Hartsdale Pet CemeteryDo all dogs go to heaven? Looking at the fascinating origins of pet cemeteries and some of the more unusual examples. Email: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2021-08-0649 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 89: Honorably Buried: The Complex Stories of Those Buried Far From Home in POW Cemeteries425,000 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-07-3047 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 88: Cemetery Stories: Why Necropolises Continue to Fascinate, with Audrey KeownNovelist 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFind Audrey and her latest mystery novel Dust to Dust here
2021-07-1652 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 87: Live Free or Die: Posthumous Patriots in the Colonial Graveyards of BostonPaul Revere, Samuel Adams, and More... Exploring Boston's first three graveyards along the Freedom Trail.tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-07-041h 12Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 86: The 'Essence' of Death: Robert Waltrip, "Clustering", and Why You've Never Heard of SCISCI 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-06-181h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 85: Nothing More Hilarious: Decca Mitford, Muckraking, and the American Way of DeathFirst 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.comInstagram: tombwiithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2021-06-041h 10Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 84: More Than Contraband, Arlington National Cemetery, Part IVToday 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-05-301h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 83: Primus Inter Pares: The Character-Defining Contextual Design of the John F. Kennedy Gravesite, Arlington National Cemetery Part IIIThe 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.
2021-05-211h 03Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 82, Silence and Respect, Arlington National Cemetery, Part IIToday 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.comInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2021-05-1458 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 81: Pro Patria Mori, Arlington National Cemetery, Part IPart 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-05-071h 05Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 80: 20 Holes and 100 Fathoms: The EPA, Airplane Caskets, and Burial at SeaI'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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-04-2357 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 79: They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships: The Andrea Gail, the Edmund Fitzgerald, and How We Memorialize Those Lost at SeaThere 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-04-161h 07Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 78: Tragic and Spectacular: The Titanic Cemeteries, Unequal Recovery of Remains, and Ethics of SalvageThe 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.
2021-04-091h 23Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 77: The Tapho Files IV: Baked and Glazed: Terra Cotta Gravemarkers with Jeanne D'Angelo and Mike BukowskiOne 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_altarJeanne D'AngeloMike Bukowskitombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-04-021h 09Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 76: Rough Around the Edges: Concrete, Wilbert Haase, and Why We Make Gravestones by HandContinuing 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.comInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2021-03-2657 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 75: Flawless and Steamy: Alexander MacDonald, Polished Granite, and America's First Commercial RailroadThe 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram:tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-03-1956 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisod 74: Great White Mountains: Carrara, Proctor, and the Sexiness of MarbleMarble 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.comInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastFacebook: Tomb with a View
2021-03-151h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 73: A Date with Slate: Fissility, Delamination, and Early GravestonesIn Materials March I explore the common materials used in American gravestone manufacturing... up first, slate!tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-03-0549 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode72: Where Shall My Dark Baby Rest in Peace? Considering Black Cemeteries and the Challenges that Face Them, Part IILooking 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-02-261h 08Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 71: The Story is Familiar: Considering Black Cemeteries and the Challenges that Face Them, Part IThe 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-02-221h 09Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 70: Sleeps with the Fishes: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre and Mafia GravesDo 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-02-121h 05Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 69: Au Naturale: Biodiversity, Arboretums, and the Importance of Cemeteries as Urban GreenspaceThe 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcast
2021-02-0559 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 68: Skilled Labor: The People Who Live, Work, and Keep Cemeteries Running, with Ashley SharesAshley 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tombwithaviewpodcastCheck out the work Oakland is doing:www.oaklandcemetery.comInstagram: hofproteam
2021-01-291h 06Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 67: Bury Him At The Library: Public, Presidential, and Personal Burial SitesHow 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2021-01-221h 11Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 66: Free At Last: The Funeral and Many Crypts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.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.comFacebook: Tomb with a VIew PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2021-01-151h 02Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 65: The Spirit of the Trust: Palmer Cemetery a Truly Neighborhood GraveyardHow 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.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2021-01-091h 03Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 64: The OG Tomb with a View: How It Started, Swan Point Cemetery, New Year's Day, 2007Picture it.... Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island, January 1, 2007.... You know how it's going, but where did this start?tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2021-01-011h 10Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 63: Bury Our Comrade Fitly: J.R.R. Tolkien, Sutton Hoo, and the Art of Dying WellSome holiday musings on the inspiration for the funeral and burial customs in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacbook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-12-251h 06Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 62: Latter Day Dead: Pioneers, Polygamists, and Posthumous Proxy BaptismsLooking at the burial customs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and their migration west.tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-12-181h 04Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 61: Saint in a Box, The Incorruptibles of the Catholic Church and Going Beyond a Need for CemeteriesWhat's up with those saints-in-a-box? Considering what the concept of "incorrupt saints" shows us about Catholic beliefs and their perception of the body. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-12-111h 01Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 60: Not Movers and Shakers: Communal Living, Communal Dying, and Lollipop Gravestones in Shaker CemeteriesThe Shakers reached a peak population of around 6,000 in 1840, living in 19 villages in the northeastern United States. Their cemeteries are simple and reflective of their way of life... but looking a little deeper shows ingenuity and social structure that might not be evident at first. Facebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewThe Harvard Shaker Cemetery by Roben CampbellThe Disappearing Quaker Cemetery by Thomas and Brenda Malloy
2020-12-041h 02Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 59: No Such Thing As Cemeteries: Burial Legislation and the Myth of the "Indian Burial Ground"Examining how the American Indian Movement and fight for Native American Rights in the 1970s and 1980s lead to the vilifying of indigenous remains and the popular trope of the haunted "Indian Burial Ground".tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewPlease rate and review!
2020-11-2959 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 58: Six Feet Over, Scaffold and Tree Burials and the Progression of Native Burial TraditionsScaffold burials are some of the most striking and well documented indigenous burial traditions, but are also fascinating case studies to understand how different cultures deal with the same harsh realities of death.Facebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com
2020-11-2459 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 57: Making a Mound out of a Molehill, The Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Moundbuilders of North AmericaLooking at the pre-contact civilizations building incredibly complex networks of ceremonial and funerary mounds, some of which pre-date both the pyramids and Stonehenge!
2020-11-161h 02Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 56: Native Soil: NAGPRA, Maria Pearson, and the Importance of RepatriationExploring the racist treatment of Native North American remains throughout history and how the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act seeks to repair that. tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com'Facebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
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Archive AtlantaGrave Robbing (Interview w/ Liz Clappin)In the spirit of Halloween, I interviewed Liz Clappin, friend and host of the podcast Tomb With A View. We talk about the earliest history of body snatching in the United States (riots in NY), through the start of it here in Georgia (Augusta's medical college purchases an enslaved man to do that work) and some incidents of it here in Atlanta and Decatur.
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2020-10-3039 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 55: The Resurrection Section, Bodysnatching with Victoria Lemos of Archive AtlantaThis week I team up with one of my favorite Atlanta podcasts Archive Atlanta to explore the weird history of body snatching. Happy Halloween!tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewCheck out Victoria's podcast Archive Atlanta
2020-10-3051 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 54: Constantly Looking Back: The Gallows Hill Project, the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, and Giving A Voice to Innocent VictimsLooking at how memorials can give a voice to innocent victims and how good historical research can help us to look back and understand what was previously unknown important facts about the past. The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 are still being learned about and interpreted today as we continue to come to terms with our difficult past.tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2020-10-231h 09Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 53: You Moved the Headstones, But Left the Bodies? Denver's Cheesman Park and Considering the Challenges of Cemetery RemovalWe know cemeteries get moved, we know sometimes bodies get left behind... it has even inspired a few horror movies along the way (looking at you Poltergeist). What is the big issue? Why does it happen? And is it always a bad thing?tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewCheck out this story (pages 18-25) of responsible cemetery removal showing you step-by-step how the process happens!
2020-10-161h 01Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 52: Lawn Park Cemeteries: Adolph Strauch, Spring Grove, and the Forgotten Cemeteries of the Late 19th CenturyNot every cemetery in the 19th century was a rural cemetery... today I talk about the often forgotten cemetery movement that dominated the post-Civil War period.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-10-1059 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 51: Not So Odd: Symbols, Skeletons, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteriesWhat is the IOOF? Why are there so many cemeteries with their name on it? What do all those symbols mean? I dive into the weird and wonderful world of what was once the largest fraternal organization in the United States.Email: tombwithaview@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-09-251h 05Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 50: Eight-to-Ten Feet Under, The Forgotten Burial Grounds of New York's Washington Square ParkThe weird tale of the potter''s field and church cemeteries in Greenwich Village... that people seem to keep forgetting about.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcatInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-09-181h 14Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 49: Cemeteries 101For my first anniversary on September 13, 2020 I'm ditching the script and the research and winging it! In under 1 hour, what you need to know generally about American cemeteries. www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-09-1255 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 48: Silence Will Be More Powerful: The Haymarket Martyrs, International Typographical Union, and and Labor Union GravesExploring the significant role that cemeteries have played in forwarding the labor movement in America.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-09-051h 07Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 47: Memories of Her Ravages: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the Hurricane of 1938, and Katrina, from Displaced Coffins to Countless Corpses, how Natural Disaster Shape Cemetery LandscapesLooking at how historic hurricanes shape and reshape cemetery landscapes.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comEmail: tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-08-301h 18Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 46: Contextual Healing: Quabbin Park Cemetery, the Importance of Place, and Why Context MattersContinuing the discussion of removing cemeteries for public works projects from last week, I look at the example of Quabbin Park Cemetery in Ware, MA and use it as a jumping off point to discuss why the cultural landscape and context in a cemetery is important, and how this is perhaps the greatest loss in cemetery removals. www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastTo get a look at the underwater exploration of the Quabbin check out this video They l...
2020-08-231h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 45: For the Greater Good: The Tennessee Valley Authority and Removal of Graves for Public ProjectsIs the removal of graves for important public projects justified? Does the good outweigh the bad? How are we dealing with these projects today. This issue is examined through the Tennessee Valley Authority, who have removed more than 20,000 graves since 1933. Access the TVA grave database herewww.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-08-141h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 44: Burn! Baby! Burn! Dr. Julius LeMoyne and the History of Cremation in the United StatesToday I look at the complicated history of cremation, from the fall of the practice along with Rome to its resurgence, started by a country doctor, cremation is perhaps the greatest comeback story ever. www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-08-081h 05Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 43: Where Do We Put Them? The Problematic Graves of Terrorists, Serial Killers, and AssassinsContemplating what happens to controversial persons after death. What is our responsibility as a society? Is everyone entitled to a decent burial? Who is responsible? Should their wishes and cultural practices be observed? www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2020-07-311h 27Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 42: On Azalea Path: Graveyard Poets and the Cemeteries That Inspire ThemToday I examine cemetery poetry over time, and look at some of the physical graveyards that inspired these poets.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a VIew PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-07-131h 19Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 41: National Cemeteries, Part IV, Studiously Simple, The Department of Veteran's Affairs National Cemetery AdministrationThe final installment of the national cemeteries series explores the domestic cemeteries where 3.2 million veterans are interred. www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewFacebook: Tomb with a View Podcast
2020-07-041h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 40: National Cemeteries, Part III, Time Shall Not Dim the Glory of Their Deeds, Overseas Cemeteries and the American Battle Monuments CommissionPart III of our national cemeteries series explores the permanent overseas cemeteries established to accommodate the remains of American soldiers when their families chose not to have their remains repatriated. www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-06-261h 08Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 39: National Cemeteries, Part II: Dignity, Reverence, Respect, Charles C. Pierce and the Graves Registration ServicePart II of the National Cemeteries series examines how the Army learned important lessons from the Civil War burial crisis and how Army Chaplin Charles C. Pierce emerged as an unlikely cemetery hero, introducing the use of dog tags and finding new ways to identify war dead. National Archives film, Activities of the Graves Registration Service 1919-1920www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaview@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-06-201h 17Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 38: The Fight Continues, We're Not Done Talking About Confederate MonumentsI update the status of Confederate monument removals across the South and clarify some very important points.Facebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewwww.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com
2020-06-141h 10Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 37: Hate Not Heritage, The Truth About Confederate Monuments and MemorialsToday I tackle the hot button issue of Confederate monuments and memorials. Where do they fall in our overall discussion of the importance of remembering the dead? What do they symbolize? Why and how were they erected? And most importantly we discuss why the time for them to exist is over.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewThe Cost of the Confederacy, December 2018, Smithsonian Magazine
2020-06-061h 15Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 36: National Cemeteries, Part I, The Civil War, Gettysburg, and the Honored DeadToday I start a month-long exploration of United States national military cemeteries. This week we will focus on how the Civil War changed both the public perception of death and how they were handled as the first national cemeteries are established.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacbookInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-05-291h 05Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 35: Listener Submitted Questions!Today I'm answering listened submitted questions for the first time!www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-05-2347 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 34: Complexities and Moral Dilemmas, the Struggle to Memorialize the Events of May 4, 1970 at Kent StateFifty years after the killing of four students by the National Guard during a Vietnam protest, I examine how the memorialization of their deaths is still the subject of controversy. www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-05-081h 17Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 33: Last Stop, Part II, Death and Transportation in America, Civilian and MilitaryPart II of my coverage of mortuary railroads examines the range of options to access the first three rural cemeteries, and how this allowed them to become major tourist attractions. I also cover the largest mortuary railroad operation in US history, the repatriation of American soldiers after WWII.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view"The Final Disposition of WWII Dead, 1945-1951"
2020-05-011h 14Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 32: Last Stop, Part 1, London Necropolis and the Origins of Mortuary RailroadsThe 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.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-04-241h 03Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 31: Mourners of Zion and Jerusalem, Jewish Gravestones, Cemeteries, and Burial CustomsExploring key Jewish burial customs and discussing what sets their cemeteries apart.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-04-181h 00Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 30: Freedom, Friendship, and Faith, A Tale of Two Presidential GravesExamining 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.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-04-1858 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 29: Bronzed and Beautiful, A Saga of Monumental Sculpture and HeistsBronze 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.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-04-041h 24Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 28: Make a New Plan Stan: The Importance of Master Plans in Long Term Cemetery Maintenance and Preservation
2020-03-2856 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 27: What Lies Beneath, How the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Changed American Cemeteries and What We Can Learn From ItThe 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.comEmail: tombwithaview@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewCheck out Emily Ford's account of the 1918 epidemic in New Orleans:https://www.oakandlaurel.com/blog/the-influenza-epidemic-of-1918-in-new-orleans
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Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 26: I Shall Hear Though Soft You Tread Above Me: Deserters, Disease, and Duffy's Cut, the Not-So-Lucky Graves of Irish AmericansThe 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.comtombwithaview@gmail.com Facebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
2020-03-141h 22Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 25: Forging Thunderbolts, Celebrating Suffragettes and Sculptors for Women's History MonthExploring the gravesites of significant figures in women's historywww.tombwithaview.weebly.comtombwithaview@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.view
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Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 24: Tapho Files III, featuring Emily Ford, Owner, Oak and Laurel Preservation and Superintendent of Cemeteries, City of New OrleansPart 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.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewCheck out Emily's projects and research:https://www.oakandlaurel.com/
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Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 23: A Streetcar Named Cemeteries: Burial Grounds and Traditions in the Big Easy, with Emily FordTo 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.comtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewCheck out Emily's blog with tons of fantastic photos and research on the history of New Orleans cemeteries:https://www.oakandlaurel.com/blog
2020-02-251h 17Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 22: The Grave of Honest AbePart II of our exploration of presidential graves continues with the grave of Abraham Lincoln at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.www.tombwithaview.weebly.comFacebook: Tomb with a View PodcastInstagram: tomb.with.a.viewtombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.com
2020-02-211h 03Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 21: First in the Tomb, The Tomb of George Washington, Rural, Southern Burial Traditions, and the Establishment of Executive Burial PracticesPart 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.
2020-02-071h 14Tomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 20: How Long Must We Remember? The Memorial to the Six Million, the Importance and the Challenges of Memorializing the HolocaustThis 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 memorial which raises important questions about how we memorialize tragedies which exist on a scale that is difficult to comprehend.
2020-01-3152 minTomb With A View: A Cemetery PodcastEpisode 19: The Gist of the List, Cemeteries and the National Register of Historic PlacesDiscussing 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
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