Global connectivity has never been stronger and continues to get better and better with each passing day, thanks in large part to our advancements in technology; what’s more, it can be applied to many facets of life. One such area is education. Marketing expert Tim Fry and Tom Neville, a social studies teacher at the American […]
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Natchez historian to be honored for cemetery work
Most days, people take for granted the existence of their local cemetery. The reluctance to acknowledge them stems mostly from how the discussion of death and the passing of loved ones is uncomfortable for most people and this has led to a number of cemeteries succumbing to time and disrepair. The Watkins Street Cemetery in Natchez, […]
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Genealogy research helps Mississippi man find family lost cemetery
Genealogy has become one of the biggest industries in the world as many people are interested in finding out where their family ancestry comes from. Every day you can see a new commercial on television from places like Ancestry.com and 23 and Me, where individuals can go so far as to even submit their DNA […]
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Ancient Jewish cemetery found in Rome
The ancient city of Rome never ceases to reveal pieces of its history to the world and, with new real estate being as sparse as it is, last month’s discovery at a building restoration by archaeologists has helped to locate the long-vanished Campus Iudeorum, or Field of the Jews, jewish cemetery. Historians were well-aware that the […]
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Restoration Help Needed for Historic North Carolina Cemetery
The Robert Foreman Cemetery in the community of Bruce, NC, has seen better days. The cemetery was vandalized approximately two years ago and it is believed that the suspects broke in to the graves to steal jewelry and gold tooth fillings among the bones. With no caretakers, the cemetery has languished. The cemetery is the third oldest […]
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Local Actoring Troupe Entertains and Educates in the Macabre
Well, it’s October and that means one thing: Halloween. Every year around this time, people go out and pick up their costumes, buy big bags of candy, and prepare to be scared. Parents help their children get their routes planned for optimal candy collection, secretly so that they can raid their child’s bags when the kids […]
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179 Unmarked Graves Located with Technology
The Oakwood Cemetery in Tyler, TX is an older cemetery. It was established in 1846, with its first occupant being laid to rest in 1852. The cemetery even has a mass grave that was used for confederate soldiers of the Civil War called the Soldier’s Plot. One of the sections lost to time was a […]
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