One more Cemetery News update before the end of the year…
Gardening and cemeteries go hand in hand…
New Hartford preservation Garden club looks into ways to ensure care for cemetery
Waterbury Republican American, Nov. 28, 2011
And speaking of garden cemeteries…
WHO LIES HERE: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery third in country designed to evoke European outdoor spaces
Taunton Daily Gazette, Nov 24, 2011
A long-lost stone comes home…
Infant’s long-missing gravestone returned
New London Day, Dec. 7, 2011
Heartless, especially this time of year…
Little girl’s grave among 16 vandalized at Griswold cemetery
Norwich Bulletin, Dec. 11, 2011
And if you think thieves can’t sink low enough, this happens…
Massive bronze statues stolen from Waterbury cemetery
WFSB.com, Ch. 3, Dec. 13, 2011
Shadowy death figure, other bronze statues stolen from Waterbury cemetery
Waterbury Republican American, Dec. 12, 2011
Luckily, the pieces were found, and the thieves caught…
Two Charged With Stealing Cemetery Statues
NBC Connecticut, Dec. 16, 2011
And now an update on the happenings at Arlington Cemetery…
GAO: Improvements Under Way At Arlington Cemetery
Huffington Post, December 12, 2011
From the Assoc. for Gravestone Studies newsletter…a photo blog about Vermont cemeteries!
And speaking of AGS…here’s the latest info on the upcoming AGS annual Conference
Call for Papers and Participation/Class Sessions
2012 AGS Conference and Annual Meeting
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
June 19 – 24, 2012
That’s it for now. See you on this side of the grass!
Cranky