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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.

Sisters Spend Month With Corpse PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 10 July 2005
July 7, 2005

A putrid smell wafting through a Flushing apartment building led police to a gruesome and bizarre discovery last week. Police found the decomposing body of Gabrielle Durand, 77, in the Franklin Avenue apartment she shared with her two sisters, and a niece, on July 1st. They speculated that the Durand sisters, Clara, 71, and Marie, 73, and 35-year-old Carolina Mitty had lived with the decaying corpse for more than a month.

It’s unclear whether the women’s olfactory senses were in working order, but it was the foul smell, and a strong feeling that something was wrong, that prompted the landlord, Tidor Eldeyi, to contact the police.

Officers arrived at the one-bedroom apartment around 3 p.m., but the sisters refused to let them in. After gaining entrance, reportedly by knocking down the door, the police quickly spotted Durand’s body lying in plain view between the bedroom and hallway.

“We haven’t seen her in a long time,” one of the Durands told an officer, apparently when asked about Gabrielle.

Mitty, who the building superintendent told reporters was once a bright, successful student but had succumbed to illness and was prone to violent fits, had an altercation with the officers at the scene. She was taken to Elmhurst Hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

The older women were taken to Queens Hospital Center for treatment.

Neighbors reported the sisters have always been a bit odd. They rarely went out, but when they did, they donned all black. On Halloween they were known for handing out $10 and $20 bills in lieu of candy.


http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1862&dept_id=152512&newsid=14821149&PAG=461&rfi=9
 
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