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Obituary reading & Cemetery wandering - Leigha - Mar 23, 2020
So, I was looking for the obituary of a family friend (she was like an auntie to me) who died recently, and stumbled through several others who share her surname. Some of these women died in 1908, 1931, and 1975. It struck me as fascinating, pondering how all of their lifestyles were somewhat shaped by their respective eras. I mean, what was going on in 1908? I'll tell you...it was the first -ever-year for the ''ball drop'' in Times Square, to commorate the celebration of a new year.
How about 1931? The Mukden Incident happened when Japanese troops were sent into Manchuria under the pretense of protecting a Japanese controlled railway where there had been an explosion. Japan soon took over the entirety of Manchuria. ... Japan would continue to occupy Manchuria until the end of World War II in 1945. (taken from the interwebz)
I've also been a weird one as well, for enjoying an afternoon of sauntering through random cemeteries with friends, noticing the various tombstones, marveling at how different everyone's lives were, some short...others, much longer.
Do you ever look at random obituaries online or find cemeteries interesting enough to wander about? (Halloween is the best time to do this) Do tell your tales, and what you've learned.
RE: Obituary reading & Cemetery wandering - C C - Mar 23, 2020
As a lad, my brother had a penchant for wandering around a cemetery (day or night) with his friends. But not me. I saw what Barbara and Johnny encountered in the opening scene of Night of the Living Dead.
RE: Obituary reading & Cemetery wandering - Zinjanthropos - Mar 23, 2020
The surname on the tombstone next to my dad’s grave is Outhouse. Always thought that was apropos.
RE: Obituary reading & Cemetery wandering - Secular Sanity - Mar 24, 2020
I read the obits everyday because I grew up in a small town where everybody knows everybody. You can’t go into town without running into someone that you know. I’d hate to be the one to say, how’s so and so doing, only to find out that they passed.
I love the history behind cemeteries, too. We have a really interesting Russian settlement on the south coast.
Fort Ross Cemetery
A little off topic but light hearted. I watched this a few years ago. He’s one of Ricky Gervais' friends. He’s pretty funny but it was interesting, too. It’s an episode of
"The Moaning of Life" with Karl Pilkington. It’s a travel documentary comedy. In this episode he sets out to see how other cultures handle death.
The Moaning of Life: Death