Tag Archives: Bay Area Cemeteries

The Death Salon is coming to San Francisco

I am really honored to be speaking at the Death Salon in San Francisco in October. Added in 2020:  The links to the event are broken on the Death Salon site, but here’s the main page: https://deathsalon.org/meetings/  

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Tour of Union Cemetery this weekend

In 1850, sailors discovered that Redwood Creek emptied into the San Francisco Bay in a natural deep-water channel. Within a year, men began to log the redwood trees of the Santa Cruz Mountains. A village originally called Redwood Landing took … Continue reading

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Graveyard Dirt on My Shoes

In and around the ordeal with my cat last week, I managed to tour three graveyards.  That would have made for an excellent week, if not for what was going on at home.  As it was, the graveyards were my sanctuary. … Continue reading

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Bay Area Cemetery Tours

Reblogged from Cemetery Travel because I want to spread the word about these tours. I’m really excited about being a part of this! Here’s the link: https://cemeterytravel.com/2014/03/17/bay-area-cemetery-tours/  

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When the Experts are Wrong

One of the local historians I really respect said in a lecture many years ago that he believed that the last cross to stand atop San Francisco’s Lone Mountain Cemetery was moved to the park at the top of Mount … Continue reading

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