Whistling Past the Graveyard

Where do we go when we die? This blog examines what communities, planners and others are doing (and not doing) for cemeteries.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

It never rains in Southern California ...

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...except that, when it does, it can cause graves to sink in an East Los Angeles cemetery.
Friday, June 5, 2015

Mausoleum so dilapidated, families want remains removed

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Officials in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, are angr y over a dilapidated mausoleum and may be ready to condemn the property and move the rem...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

How human composting will change death in the city

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Long time, no blog. I put some things up on Facebook and also tweet occasionally, but this deserves another platform for sharing, as well....
Monday, February 25, 2013

Cemetery preservation programs

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The following is from the National Preservation Institute: The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, e...
Thursday, August 23, 2012

From the National Preservation Institute

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The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, educates those involved in the management, preservation, and...

California dreamin': New cemetery possible in Malibu

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As officials in Malibu ponder what to do to preserve open space in their community, some people think that a so-called green, or environmen...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Severe weather map

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The folks at ESRI, creators of the Arc series of mapmaking software, have a continously updating map of severe weather across the United St...
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Deborah Woodell
Glassboro, New Jersey, United States
I am a retired journalist and adjunct professor of journalism. I studied GIS, and I have blogged about cemeteries and land use, urban issues, and honey. All views expressed are those of the author alone.
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