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A podcast that unearths the stories of people--living and dead--inspired by the cemeteries and graveyards we visit. If you have an idea for an episode, email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com. And...
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A podcast that unearths the stories of people--living and dead--inspired by the cemeteries and graveyards we visit.
If you have an idea for an episode, email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com. And please let us know your thoughts after listening to these stories.
Linda and Cynthia
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If you have an idea for an episode, email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com. And please let us know your thoughts after listening to these stories.
Linda and Cynthia
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13 JUL 2025 · This podcast features an interview with Ed Snyder, author of "Abandoned and Forgotten Cemeteries of Philadelphia and its Environs," and creator of "The Cemetery Traveler" blog. The discussion explores his fascination with cemeteries, which began with fine art photography and evolved into a broader interest in their history, art, and the efforts of volunteers in death care. Snyder discusses the reasons for cemetery abandonment, the impermanence of burial despite societal beliefs, and the tension between preserving historical burial grounds and urban development. The conversation also touches on the importance of physical places for remembrance, the concept of perpetuity, and the legacy individuals leave behind.
Buy Ed's Book at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/abandoned-and-forgotten-cemeteries-of-philadelphia-and-its-environs-ed-snyder/1146630922.
Find former episodes, photos, and random thoughts about cemeteries on the Cemetery Chronicles https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PJ8VVF4eKLAevgoDjotApi1Xf3BRCkvnWWxshBE5LZSqMsSqbTRT8kXyrQd8j9xwl&id=61563270666034 Please like and follow us there, too.
These episodes were mentioned in the podcast intro:
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-the-cemetery-in-the-woods-potter-s-fields--66339337
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-the-spiral-cemetery-at-farnhurst--64628893
If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com
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16 JUN 2025 · In this powerful episode, we walk alongside cemetery caretaker and historian Danny Waite as he leads a moving tour through Lakeside Cemetery in Dover, Delaware, where the graves of World War II veterans open windows into stories of heroism, tragedy, and sacrifice. Each grave tells a story—of courage, sacrifice, loss, and the complicated legacy of war. Through deeply researched accounts, we hear about soldiers who fought and died far from home.
But this episode isn’t just about honoring the fallen—it’s about asking harder questions. What do we call heroism, and who gets to define it? How do we reconcile the tragedy of war with the pride of service? And what can these stories—of people from all backgrounds, races, and nationalities—teach us about our past, and about how we move forward?
More than a history lesson, this episode is a reflection on the diversity of those who served, the moral complexity of war, and the importance of remembrance—not to glorify combat, but to understand it. With insight drawn from both American and international perspectives, including the civilian toll in places like Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this episode asks: How do we honor the past in a way that helps us avoid repeating it?
Visit the Cemetery Chronicles https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PJ8VVF4eKLAevgoDjotApi1Xf3BRCkvnWWxshBE5LZSqMsSqbTRT8kXyrQd8j9xwl&id=61563270666034to see photos related to this story. Please like and follow us there, too.
If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com
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30 MAY 2025 · In this episode, we walk the forgotten paths of Delaware’s Potter’s Fields—burial grounds for the poor, the unclaimed, the institutionalized, and the marginalized. We explore the history of the Cemetery in the Woods. Through the voices of those working to restore these sites—like anthropologist Dr. Katherine Dettwyler and urban horticulturist Faith Kuehn—we uncover not just broken headstones, but buried histories. We reflect on how society chooses whom to remember, and the quiet, often invisible labor of restoring dignity to the dead.
Click https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-the-spiral-cemetery-at-farnhurst--64628893 to listen to the story of the Spiral Cemetery, mentioned in this episode.
Visit the Cemetery Chronicles https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PJ8VVF4eKLAevgoDjotApi1Xf3BRCkvnWWxshBE5LZSqMsSqbTRT8kXyrQd8j9xwl&id=61563270666034to see photos related to this story. Please like and follow us there, too.
If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com
Thanks to Pixbay for the transition music in this episode.
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28 FEB 2025 · From the shape of galaxies to our fingerprints to our earliest art, the spiral represents infinity, identity, connection, and growth. In one tiny section of the Delaware Health and Social Services Herman Holloway campus in New Castle County, Delaware, tucked behind the buildings that serve and service the living, is a spiral-shaped cemetery with a history as winding and layered as the symbol it is named for.
Visit the Cemetery Chronicles https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PJ8VVF4eKLAevgoDjotApi1Xf3BRCkvnWWxshBE5LZSqMsSqbTRT8kXyrQd8j9xwl&id=61563270666034to see photos related to this story of the Spiral Cemetery. Please like and follow us there, too.
If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com
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17 NOV 2024 · An overlooked cemetery in a small town in Delaware reflects the remarkable accomplishments of the African American community that grew up around it.
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16 OCT 2024 · Cemeteries are largely ignored by modern people, sometimes even feared, but it wasn't always that way. Cemeteries used to be destinations. Can we make it that way again?
Visit our https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20cemetery%20chronicles for more photos and details of our cemetery visits.
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16 OCT 2024 · Over two days, I visited two very different cemeteries: one is Simpson Cemetery in Belvedere, Delaware, that reflects the history of a community over the course of 160+ years, and the other is the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetry. The contrast made me think about how death and life are often connected in unexpected ways.
Visit our https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20cemetery%20chronicles for more photos and details of our cemetery visits.
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1 OCT 2024 · I attended a Pow Wow the other day in Newark, Delaware. One of the most powerful moments was walking through a grove of red dresses commemorating the thousands of missing and murdered indigenous women and female children whose cases go unresolved, and in many cases, uninvestigated. Those who follow this issue say there are thousands more that go unreported.
I'll be donating my red dress to this cause. Visit this website to learn more. It's an epidemic.
Follow them on their https://www.facebook.com/mmiwgmemorialgrove page.
Visit our https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20cemetery%20chronicles for photos and statistics.
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2 AUG 2024 · After attending a Death Chat with Cookies event, Mike Ingram was inspired to learn more about his family history and the land his grandfather--an African American living during the Jim Crow era-- bequeathed the family. His journey is a mirror held up to American 20th-century history.
If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com
Correction: The number of acres sold to Insight Homes for Ingram Village is 103 acres. The audio says it is 180.
A podcast that unearths the stories of people--living and dead--inspired by the cemeteries and graveyards we visit. If you have an idea for an episode, email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com. And...
show more
A podcast that unearths the stories of people--living and dead--inspired by the cemeteries and graveyards we visit.
If you have an idea for an episode, email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com. And please let us know your thoughts after listening to these stories.
Linda and Cynthia
show less
If you have an idea for an episode, email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com. And please let us know your thoughts after listening to these stories.
Linda and Cynthia
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| Author | Linda Gould |
| Organization | Linda Gould |
| Categories | History , Society & Culture , Religion & Spirituality |
| Website | - |
| cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com |
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