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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.

Funeral home holding body hostage? PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Friday, 11 May 2007

Tampa, Florida – Rodney Harden gathered along with other family members last March for a somber occasion; the funeral of his brother John Harden Jr. And while a loved one’s death is never easy to take, what happened next made matters worse. After Harden’s funeral, everyone at the church expected to come to the cemetery for his burial, but that never happened.

Judy Brown, the deceased man’s mother, is now suing Harmon Funeral Home. According to court documents, Brown paid Harmon $1,400 dollars for embalming and burial. But Brown’s attorney says Harmon is now holding the body hostage, until the home is paid $2,000 more.

A man at Harmon Funeral Home who would not identify himself told a reporter for Tampa Bay’s 10 News “no comment”. And the home’s attorney did not return a phone call.

Harden’s body is now being held at a cold storage facility in St. Petersburg. That company, Directors Service Incorporated, is also named in the lawsuit.

And now this Tampa family won’t rest, until their loved one finally rests in peace.

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=54600

 
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