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Ohlsdorf Cemetery Hamburg, Germany

Ohlsdorf Cemetery – Hamburg

by Lindy BLeave a Comment on Ohlsdorf Cemetery – Hamburg

The World’s Largest Park Cemetery Ohlsdorf Cemetery is not your average cemetery. Located in Hamburg Germany, Ohlsdorf  covers 389 hectares (961.24 acres). Since its beginning in 1877, 1.4 million burials have been conducted, and over 256,000 graves. But it isn’t just a cemetery. Remarkable monuments …

Braz Langley's gravestone and pavilion is located at Ellis Prairie Cemetery in Ellis Prairie, Texas County, Missouri. Braz Langley stipulated in his will how he wanted his grave and provided funds for the upkeep

Genealogy on the Road Part 2

by Lindy B1 Comment on Genealogy on the Road Part 2

  Arriving in Houston, Missouri late Thursday afternoon we first stopped at the local Visitor’s Center staffed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce. Despite not having much historical information they did give us helpful information about the area. We picked up a map and a …

Genealogy on the Road

by Lindy B3 Comments on Genealogy on the Road

Cousins Road Trip!  Lots of people go on road trips. They might drive to a scenic area and picnic, go to the lake or park. Normal-people stuff. Right? Ruby and I love to go on road trips together. Ruby is my first cousin on my …

Halloween in a Ghost Town and Graveyard

by Lindy BLeave a Comment on Halloween in a Ghost Town and Graveyard

A few years ago my husband and I took a ghost town hunting trip to southeast Oklahoma. Perfect for a Halloween weekend. This part of Oklahoma is unlike any other part of the state. Choctaw County and Pushmataha County include the Kiamichi Mountains. It’s a beautiful …

What is a Tombstone Tourist?

by Lindy B6 Comments on What is a Tombstone Tourist?

I’m a taphophile and a tombstone tourist. It’s a hazard of being a genealogist.  It’s not as creepy as it sounds. It just means I like to visit graveyards and cemeteries. As a genealogist, one of my ideas of fun is visiting cemeteries and graveyards. Not …

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