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Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast By Glenn A. Knoblock

Arcadia Publishing has releases a new title in the Images of America series, the historic account of the cemeteries along the New Hampshire Seacoast. This collection is a must for anyone interested in local history, genealogy, or colonial-era art. Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast and browse other cemetery books!

Green-Wood Cemetery By Alexandra Mosca

Arcadia Publishing announces the release of the historic account of one of New York's most famous cemeteries. Aracdia Publishing's Images of America series has an extensive catalog of many cemetery publications! Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Quoting Death in Early Modern England: The Poetics of Epitaphs Beyond the Tomb By Scott L. Newstok

An innovative study of the Renaissance practice of making epitaphic gestures within other English genres. A poetics of quotation uncovers the ways in which writers including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Holinshed, Sidney, Jonson, Donne, and Elizabeth I have recited these texts within new contexts. Visit Palgrave Macmillan and purchase your copy today!

Living by the Dead By Ellen Ashdown with illustrations by Mary Liz Moody.

A memoir about living beside a cemetery--and about the members of my family who came to rest at Roselawn Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida. Please visit Kitsune Books for more information.

Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries By Matt Hucke And Ursula Bielski.

Discover a Chicago That Exists Just Beneath the Surface - About Six Feet Under! Take a tour of Chicago's permanent residents! Please visit the Lake Claremont Press website to purchase your copy of Graveyards of Chicago today!

Epitaphs: The Magazine for Cemetery Lovers By Cemetery Lovers

For information regarding subscriptions, single issues, submission guidelines, deadlines, classifieds or advertising for future issues, please visit The Cemetery Club.

Guardians of the Soul: Angels and Innocents, Mourners and Saints with photography by John Bower and foreword by Claude Cookman

Indiana's remarkable cemetery sculpture is now available. Please visit Studio Indiana for more information.

West Springfield Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark

Features information on early New England gravestone carvers with more than two hundred photos and illustrations. Please visit the Dog Pond Press website.

Bones
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Date Item Title
March 25, 2009 Bones may be from US grave of 57 Irish immigrants
March 11, 2009 Medieval 'Vampire' Skull Found
January 17, 2009 Human bones found in Albany basement
August 20, 2008 Bones found in Anderson may be from 1800s
March 05, 2008 More bones dug up at kids home tomb
July 18, 2007 Unearthed bones found during cemetery visit
March 07, 2007 Bones found in cauldron may be part of ritual
October 29, 2006 Smithsonian Refuses To Exhibit Ethiopia's Fragile "Lucy" Fossil
October 15, 2006 World's attention rattles skeleton seller
August 26, 2006 Ancient Skeleton Found in Amazon
August 17, 2006 Aboriginal child's remains being returned by museum
July 23, 2006 Kennewick Man's bones provide window to past
July 16, 2006 Bones dug up by workmen
July 13, 2006 Tot uncovers human skull in cemetery
July 03, 2006 Archaeologist: Cranston bones from state poor farm
June 19, 2006 Group offers help reburying skulls
June 14, 2006 Home buyer finds 26 skulls in attic, but it's no crime
June 07, 2006 Skull found in ceiling may have been used in rituals
June 03, 2006 Geronimo Heir Seeks Return of Bones
June 03, 2006 Wonder at the "Red Lady" skeleton from Gower
May 25, 2006 Skull probably used by fraternal group
May 21, 2006 Museum to return Indian remains to Arkansas for burial
May 14, 2006 Geronimo Descendant Will Ask Bushes to Help Return Warrior's Remains
May 08, 2006 State archaeologist wants to return Indian remains to tribes
April 12, 2006 Paleontologists Find Species With Links to "Lucy" Skeleton
April 09, 2006 2650-year-old skeleton found
April 09, 2006 Bag of skulls confirmed as human in China
March 31, 2006 Lookin' Back: Construction could bare more cemetery bones
February 04, 2006 Vikings Filed Their Teeth, Skeleton Study Shows
January 30, 2006 Human Leg Bones Found During Chico Home Renovation
January 29, 2006 French murder was from a different era
July 07, 2005 Scientists prepare for study of ancient skeleton
June 27, 2005 Heros burial wont put Ga. mystery to rest
June 16, 2005 No bones about it: Buyer got human remains at GMS auction
April 26, 2005 Exposed Bones Discovered in Cemetery
April 22, 2005 18th century grave bones to be reburied
January 27, 2005 Hospital Chief Jailed for Selling Human Bones
December 09, 2004 Skull fragment indicates surgery at Jamestown site
November 29, 2004 Hobbit skull in tug of war
November 21, 2004 Bulgaria-found Skeleton Named Julia Roberts
November 18, 2004 Researchers Hope to Identify Skeleton From 1918
November 08, 2004 Oldest European Skeleton Found in Bulgaria
November 03, 2004 Undersheriff: Bones likely from private stash
November 01, 2004 Stall-holder quizzed over skeleton at market
November 01, 2004 Cemetery workers say finding human bones is spooky, not uncommon
October 19, 2004 Bones found in purported mob graveyard
September 23, 2004 Skeletons cause a stir after flood
September 21, 2004 Prop for haunted house turns out to be the real thing
September 19, 2004 The Bones Tell The Story
September 12, 2004 Dispute over Roman bones halts underpass
 
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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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“I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu!”

William Cowper (1731-1800)

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