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Cemetery Research

African American Cemeteries Online
American Battle Monuments Commission
The Association for Gravestone Studies
A Brief History of Cemeteries - by Joel GAzis-SAx
CanadianGenWeb Cemetery Project
CapeCodGravestones.com
Catholic Cemeteries of Chicago
Cemeteries of Florida
Cemeteries of the United States
Cemetery Junction
CemeteryRegistry.US
Connecticut Gravestone Network
Cyndi's List - Cemeteries and Funeral Homes
Dead Presidents
Early American Gravestones (Farber Collection)
Empire de la Mort - Charnal houses and burial catacombs
The Farber Gravestone Collections
Find A Grave
The 5th Street Cemetery Necrogeographical Study
Fraternal Organizations List (Exonumia.com)
Genealogy.com's Virtual Cemetery
Grave Addiction
GraveMatter.com
Graveyards.com (Chicago area)
Heritage Charlotte - Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada (includes Graveyards & Cemeteries sections)
Historic Texas Cemeteries
Hollywood Underground
IllinoisAncestors.org
Illinois Saving Graves
Information on Gravestone Weather
Interment.net
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Johnson County, Kansas - Digital Cemetery Project
Known Tombstone Carvers of Pennsylvania
Legacy.com
Magnolias & Peaches
Massachusetts Cemetery Directory
Memento Stones blog
Michigan Cemetery Sources
The Museum of Funeral Customs
Nantucket Cemeteries Inscription Project
The National World War II Museum - New Orleans
(Upstate) New York State Tombstone Carvers, An Inventory and Geographical Index of
Paris Cemeteries - France
Political Graveyard - The Internet's Most Comprehensive Source of U.S. Political Biography
Reflections: The American Funeral Tour (mobile touring exhibit)
SavingGraves.org
Southern Graves
Taphophilia.com
The Texas Underground (dedicated solely to notables buried in Texas)
Vermilion County Illinois & Surrounding Counties
A Very Grave Matter - New England cemeteries
United States Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial & Memorials Home
Zincmarkers.com - A site dedicated to white bronze cemetery monuments

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Cemeteries

Ancient Burying Ground - Hartford, CT
Arlington National Cemetery
Bachelor's Grove - near Chicago
Bonaventure Historical Society - Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
Cave Hill Cemetery - Louisville, Kentucky
Cedar Hill Cemetery & Foundation - Hartford, Connecticut
Cedar Memorial - Cedar Rapids, IA
Chippiannock Cemetery - Rock Island, Ill.
Christ Church Burial Ground - Philadelphia, PA
City Cemetery - Sacramento, California
Copp's Hil Burying Ground - Boston, MA
Crownhill Cemetery - Indianapolis, Ind.
Elmwood Historic Cemetery - Detroit, MI
Granary Burying Ground - Boston, MA
Green Lawn Cemetery - Columbus, Ohio
Historic Columbian Cemetery - Portland, Oregon
Congressional Cemetery - Washington, D.C.
Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis, Tennessee
Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery - Riverside, CA
The Evergreens Cemetery - Brooklyn, New York
Forest Hills Cemetery - Boston, MA
General Cemetery (Friends of the) - Sheffield, UK
Graceland Cemetery - Chicago, IL
Green-Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn, New York
Hollywood Cemetery - Richmond, Virginia
Hollywood Forever - Hollywood, California
Hunter Cemetery Restoration Project
ICUdayton.org - Dayton Cemetery
Kalamazoo County, Michigan Cemeteries
Kensal Green Cemetery (UK)
Kensico Cemetery - Valhalla, New York
King's Chapel Burying Ground - Boston, MA
Lake View Cemetery - Cleveland's Outdoor Museum & Arboretum (Ohio)
Laurel Hill Cemetery - Philadelphia
Madison County Cemetery - Indiana
Historic Mead Family Burying Grounds - Greenwich, CT
Mountain View Cemetery - Oakland, California
Mount Auburn Cemetery - Cambridge, Mass.
Mt. Carmel Cemetery - Cabot, AR
Mount Carmel Cemetery (Jewish) - Ridgewood, NY
Mt. Hope Cemetery - Bangor, Maine
Mount Hope Cemetery (Friends of) - Rochester, NY
Mount Moriah Cemetery - Southwest Philadelphia, Pa.
Mount Olivet Cemetery - New York City
National Federation of Cemetery Friends - UK
New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery
Newton's Historic Burying Grounds - Newton, MA
New York Marble Cemetery
Oakdale Memorial Gardens - Davenport, IA
Oakgrove Cemetery (Friends of) - Fall River, MA
Historic Oakland Cemetery - Atlanta, GA
Historic Oakwood Cemetery - Raleigh, NC
Old Burying Ground - Beaufort, NC
Old City Cemetery - Lynchburg, Va.
Old Gray Cemetery - Knoxville, TN
Prospect Hill Cemetery - Omaha, NE
Riverside & Moline Memorial Cemeteries - Moline, Illinois
Riverside and Mount Hope Cemeteries - Rochester, N.Y.
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery - California
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
South Street Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
St. John's Historic Cemetery - Pensacola, Florida
St. Mary's Cemetery Park & Ventura Cemetery Park (Friends of) - Ventura, CA
Swanpoint Cemetery - Providence, Rhode Island
Texas State Cemetery
Titus Cemeteries (Titus County, Texas)
Town of Maine Cemetery - Park Ridge, Illinois (aGraveConcern.org)
Tulocay Cemetery - Napa Valley, CA
Vale Cemetery - Schenectady, N.Y.
West Minster Hall Burying Ground - Baltimore, MD
Woodland Cemetery & Arboretum - Dayton, Ohio

The Woodlawn Cemetery - New York City, NY
Historic Woodlawn Cemetery - Toledo, OH


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Cemetery Restoration & Preservation

The Association for Gravestone Studies

Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance
Cemetery Restoration Committee - Patchogue, NY
Chicora Foundation - Cemetery Preservation (Columbia, S.C.)
Connecticut Gravestone Network
Gravestone Conservation - Jonathon Appell, Monuments Conservator
Grave Groomers
GravestonePreservation.info
Gravestone Services of New England
Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project
International Association of Cemetery Preservationists, Inc.
Michigan Graveyard Outreach
Pioneer America Society
SaveAGrave.net
Save Austin's Cemeteries
SaveOurCemeteries.org - New Orleans
SavingGraves.org
Schladen Architectural Stone Carving - Preservation, Restoration and Creation of New Work
Stonehugger Cemetery Restration Inc.
Stone Revival Historical Preservation
Terry's Cemetery Mapping
Texas Cemetery Restoration LLC
Texas Historical Commission

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Cemetery Associations (mainly alpha by state)

Friends of Arnos Vale Cemetery - Bristol, U.K.
International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association
Jewish Cemetery Association of North America
National Cemetery Administration (U.S.)
National Federation of Cemetery Friends - UK
California Historic Cemetery Alliance
Indiana Cemetery Association
Maine Cemetery Association
Maryland Burial Sites, Inc. (Coalition To Protect)
Massachusetts Cemetery Association
Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts
Mt. Elliott Cemetery Association - Detroit, MI
Friends of Greenwood Cemetery - St. Louis County, Missouri
New Hampshire Cemetery Association
New Jersey Cemetery Association
New York State Association of Cemeteries
Prospect Cemetery Association - York College Campus, Jamaica, NY
Cemetery Association of Oregon
Oregon Historic Cemeteries Association
Cemetery Association of Oregon
Nashville City Cemetery Association (TN)
Vermont Cemetery Association
Virginia Cemetery Association
Lake View Cemetery Association - Seattle, Washington

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Cemetery Art


Bellamorte.net
CemeteriesAndGraveyards.com
Cemetery - The Photography of John Thomas Grant
CemeteryChick.com
CemeteryPrints.com
Cemetery Walk - Photography by Lori M. Barrett
Jennifer Carter Photography
Mendicant of the Hidden, Voltary of the Sepulcher (poetry blog)
Mortified13.com - the art of Erik Quarry
Travels of a Taphophile

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Cemetery Sites & Blogs

Beyond the Ghosts ... (no longer updated but contains interesting information)
Cemetery Blog (not updated since 2010)
Cemetery Seeker
The Cemetery Traveler
Digital Cemetery Walk
Ephemeral New York
Escape to the Silent Cities
Exploring almost forgotten gravesites in Ohio
Gardens of Stone
Girl of the Graveyard
Granite in My Blood
A Grave Interest
Graveside Stroll - Josh Perry
Gravewords
The Graveyard Detective
Green-Wood (Cemetery) Historian Blog
Headboards Of Stone – A Mississippi Graveyard Rabbit Blog
Hunting Kiwis - Tracing Canterbury's History through Headstones (New Zealand)
Jamie's Chicago Gangsterland Cemetaries(sic) Page
John Thomas Grant - photographer
Limestones.blogspot.com - Dedicated to cemetery preservation in Ohio
Mausoleum: Revalorando el Patrimonio Funerario (in Spanish)
My Grave Addiction
New York City Cemetery Project
Pond Springs Cemetery Blog - Austin, TX
Southern Graves


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Education Resources

GraveNet Project - Giving students an opportunity to investigate the historical value of cemeteries
Cemetery Studies

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White Bronze Monuments

Cemetery Monuments Made of Zinc - Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute
The Conservation of American War Memorials Made of Zinc - Carol A. Grisson and Ronald S. Harvey
Monroe Street Cemetery - White Bronze Headstones
Save A Grave - White Bronze Headstones
Science Leads the Way - White Bronze Cemetery Monuments
What is 'White Bronze?' by Barbara Rotundo
'White Bronze' Cemetery Markers Were Victorian Chic


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Gravestone Rubbing Information (Editor's note: I recommend using wax cakes rather than chalk or charcoal for longevity and also because you do not have to use Krylon spray to seal it. Sprays can get on stones and lead to damage.)

Gravestone Rubbings Do's and Don'ts - Association for Gravestone Studies
Gravestone Rubbing Supplies - Gravestone Artwear
Gravestone Rubbing Tips - Connecticut Gravestone Network
How To Do a Tombstone Rubbing - About.com Genealogy

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Cemetery Services

Discover Rods - for cemetery dowsing
Enviroscan.com (for detecting underground objects)
Eternal Comforts Grave Care
Grave Groomers LLC
Peter Troost Monument Company - Since 1889 (includes slide shows on How Your Memorial/Mausoleum is Made)
Virtual Underground - 3-D array ground penetrating radar and burial mapping services

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Cemetery Tours

Bonaventure Cemetery Tours - Savannah, Ga.
Ghost and Gravestones Tours - Boston, MA; Savanna, GA; St. Augustine and Key West, FL
Haunted History Tours - New Orleans
Historic New Orleans Tours
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Walking Tour
New England Curiosities Tours
New Orleans Spirit Tours
New Orleans Walking Tours

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Civil War

Civil War Album - Modern Photos of America's Civil War Sites
CivilWar.com
Civil War Traveler
Civil War Trust - Saving America's Civil War Battlefields
Cyndi's List - Civil War Links
FamilySearch.org - Civil War
PBS - Civil War
Tennessee Civil War Cemeteries

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Funerary & Grief Assistance

Beyond Indigo
Everlife Memorials
FuneralPlan.com
iMortuary.com - Your Funeral Home, Cremation & Cemetery Resource
Memorial Gallery - Cremation Urns
Memorial Tattoo Urns - Custom hand-crafted urns
MyWonderfulLife.com - Plan your funeral, your way.
Prestige Memorials
Prima Urns & Memorials
Reflection Stones
Remembered.com
Urns Northwest
YourTribute.com

Ordained Minister   Do you need a minister for a loved one's funeral though you do not attend a church? If you life in the Midwest and would like a caring person to provide a thoughtful service for you, please contact me. I'm an ordained, non-denominational minister, available for funerals and memorial services. - Minda Powers-Douglas

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Eco Burials

The Centre for Natural Burial
Ecopod - UK
Final Footprint - Green caskets
Forest of Memories - volunteer network
Greensprings Natural Cemetery - Newfield, NY
The Natural Burial Company
Natural Burial Co-operative - USA
White Eagle Memorial Preserve - Goldendale, WA

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Genealogy

Access Genealogy
Amy's Genealogy, Etc. Blog
Ancestry.com - Genealogy and Family History Records
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter
FamilySearch.org (provided by the LDS)
Genealogy.org
Genealogy Research Resources
GovAncestryRecords.org
Louisiana Genealogy Blogs
The National Archives (U.S.)
Public Domain Genealogy
United States Cemetery Project
The USGenWeb Project

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Other Stuff

Writing
www.weirdyear.com
www.thewriterssite.com
Guide to Grammar and Writing

Shopping
BlueLips.com
BiteMarkClothing.com
City Morgue Gift Shop
DogPondPress.net
DrawMeBill.com
Gothic - A deep and varied portal dedicated to the dark life of the gothic subculture, gothic fashion, gothic angel, music, dating, tourism, gothic poems and goths culture.
GothicGourds.com
"Grave Matters" book by Mark Harris
HauntedStudio.com
PushinDaisies.com
TearDropMemories.com

Horror
Interactive Horror Story
Nailed By the Heart - Simon Clark
DeborahLeblanc.com


Paranormal
Daytona Beach Paranormal Research Group, Inc.
They have the experience and equipment to research any investigation. Proud members of the AGS, TAPS, and recommended by The Light.

Make a Difference
The Hunger Site - Click to Give ... For Free!
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NetAction - A how-to on virtual activism
No Kidding Me Too (Removing the stigma of mental illness and getting help for those in need)
Progressive Portal: Easy Online Activism
Remind.org (Helping to heal the physical and psychological wounds of war.)
Screening for Mental Health
ServiceLeader.org: Virtual Volunteering
The Video Activist Network

Family Photography
Accent Photographics

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Last updated 2/13/12

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