LAND O' LAKES - For years, the Mount Carmel Cemetery sat at the heart of Ehren, a bustling sawmill town with two churches. The last body was placed in the ground in the 1950s, long after the mill burned down. Over time, the community of Ehren faded away and the cemetery fell into disrepair. ...more

April 1, 2009

For years, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery sat at the heart of Ehren, a bustling sawmill town with two churches. The last body was placed in the ground in the 1950s, long after the mill burned down. Over time, the community of Ehren faded away and the cemetery fell into disrepair. ...more

March 4, 2009

Death has always been a part of life. There's evidence that even as far back as 60,000 B.C., Neanderthals were burying their dead with flowers. Every culture has its own traditions and superstitions that accompany death. These are just a few: ...more

November 10, 2008

I stood alone at the corner of the 300-year-old rock church in Wilmington, Del. The only other living being seemed to be an angry squirrel, hanging upside down in a maple tree, his tail shaking as he made it clear I was not welcome in the old cemetery. ...more

September 28, 2008

The collapse of the Crandall Canyon mine one year ago was so extensive, federal officials found no other mining disaster in the past 50 years to compare to it. ...more

August 7, 2008

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the Friday night desecration of headstones at a Polk County cemetery. ...more

June 12, 2008

Many family researchers are shocked out of their "today" socks to learn that official death certificates weren't required until the 20th century. ...more

February 17, 2008

It continues to amaze me how much effort my neighbors put forth in preparing their yards for such events as Halloween, Christmas, and Easter. This week my neighborhood was filled with ghosts and goblins hanging from trees, tombstones, witches and monsters. In a few weeks time, there will be reindeer, beautifully lit homes and Santa Claus waving to you as you walk by. The effort people expend is truly remarkable! ...more

November 2, 2007

Tombstones once bore skeletons, death angels and other images intended to spook. In Tampa's Oaklawn Cemetery, the symbols adorning the markers speak for the silent and the loved ones left behind. PAGE 1 ...more

October 29, 2007

TAMPA - Once upon a midnight dreary, cemeteries scared the devil out of people — on purpose. Tombstones bore images of skeletons, skulls with wings, death angels, the dead in their coffins and other horrors befitting Halloween. ...more

October 28, 2007