Happy Halloween, Sarah Winchester edition, replete with a film-still of Helen Mirren's portrayal as reference, from the historical fantasy film Winchester.
Images brought to you by my general wardrobe and ongoing fascination with Sarah Winchester, whose chapter (and real history, rather than all the myths) can be found in A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts... I adored writing about Sarah and I hope you'll enjoy learning about her too...
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Old Burying Grounds in Beaufort, NC.
I took this photo around 2005 on a digital point and shoot camera. I don't even remember what kind.
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why are the songs with the drug connotations always 4:20 long
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Stormy sky this fall in Upstate NY while I was researching A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts. Nothing like a roiling sky above an eternal field... (Photo by author Leanna Renee Hieber)
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St. Louis Cemetery No 1 Official Tour, 501 Basin St, New Orleans (Treme District), LA 70112
If you want to see the oldest cemetery in New Orleans, St. Louis Cemetery No 1, you’ll have to book a cemetery tour. At first this seemed strange to me but after taking the tour, I learned a lot about why only tour groups are allowed to visit. In the past, people vandalized the cemetery, stealing the metal and statues to sell them. This was rampant, so restricting the visits to small tour groups helps preserve the cemeteries.
I don’t know my way around the cemetery, so having a tour guide also helps. She stopped at several graves and explained their significance, as well as the history of the cemetery (established in 1789 by Royal Spanish land grant), the burial process, the need for above ground burials, some burial traditions, voodoo beliefs, history of New Orleans/malaria epidemics, etc. Some of the graves that we stopped at include Marie Laveau - the Voodoo Queen, Nicholas Cage (he's not dead yet but he has a grave), a voodoo priest, etc.
I didn't see grass or trees.
The tour is limited to a group size of 20 and departs often. You can book online. Meet at the Basin St. Station desk which also sells souvenirs. The tour is 45 minutes long and $25 for adults, $18 for children.
4 out of 5 stars
By Lolia S.
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Stone Cleaning Update
On June 12, 2023 we hosted a stone monument workshop which I blogged about before the event. I thought I would share some before and after images with you.
The lichen and moss have been removed and the dark areas of growth have been treated and will continue to fade over the next few months. It will not look “perfect” – that is not the point of conservation. But, the cleaning will help preserve the stone longer. Time will take its toll no matter what, but for now, we have done what we can to give it a longer life in which you can see the wording on the stone and hopefully prevented any damage to the surface of the stone.
JNLF
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