"There were few tombstones in a space that we know holds thousands of bodies & they were not set in concrete. They are depicted as tilting precariously, as if to proclaim their impermanence. Since no one could claim a specific part of the churchyard, they were in fact transient." https://t.co/8tnsCJMRYx
'Endlessly Adaptable Skeletons of José Guadalupe #Posada'
#Calaveras created by the Mexican artist have been repurposed for generations, with wildly varying intent. @atlasobscura https://t.co/GGUN5hMWlM
'Why the #Savannah Airport Has Two #Gravestones Embedded in Runway' Richard & Catherine Dotson—the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway in the world. The story begins in 1877 the year Catherine died on the outskirts of Savannah☠️✈️⚰️ https://t.co/WZMyy2f7Hp
Writing inspiration (via @misssamperrin and the @DoyennesDeath) - Margaret Graham, one of Britain's earliest female aeronauts, buried in @AbneyParkN16 .
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Anyone want to "steal" this character for #RiseAndFall - @liarsleague May 6th theme - be my guest!
We released a few more tickets for the 'Women of Abney Park Cemetery' tour Saturday, so if you tried to get one & they're sold out, you can order here! ☠️@AbneyParkN16@OldOpTheatre @misssamperrin @msromany#taphophile#cemeteries#feminism https://t.co/vE9ytBZ4Ur
NYC @morbidanatomy Open House & Garden Party April 27 to celebrate @GreenWoodHF residency. The Power of Images: Life, Death & Rebirth – tours of the library by @JoannaEbenstein & Laetitia Barbier & talks by artists & collectors & tour of funerary monuments https://t.co/AKHN6RNd0U
This short video is hilarious! 😂"If you die in America chances are the cemetery is going to promise to maintain your grave forever. Americans take this for granted but it's a whacky, wild promise that we maybe should not be making"@planetmoney#cemeteries https://t.co/QVIoAeaK2E
Forgotten Marlboro #graveyard recalls psychiatric hospital's grim past “I don’t know if they were worried about confidentiality or if that’s because they were cheaper,” Healy said – but numbering system carries obvious symbolism #taphophile@njhoopshaven https://t.co/TVI7AlUt0E
FREE TOUR! 'The Stonemasons of Abney Park – an #AbneyUnearthed tour' Sun 22 April 2pm Meet at the Stoke Newington High St gates @AbneyParkN16 ☠️"Join us for an Abney Unearthed tour to learn about the memorials in Abney Park, the people who made them and the people they signify"