https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cemetery-chronicles-stories-unearthed--6252249
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]]>enHistoryCopyright Linda Gouldhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8bdbcfc1240b43bc1c8ee8a67fa5c3d8.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cemetery-chronicles-stories-unearthed--6252249Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:44:58 +0000Linda GouldLinda Gouldcemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.comA 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...
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]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-abandoned-cemeteries-interview-with-ed-snyder--66966672
Buy Ed's Book at Barnes and Noble. 

Find former episodes, photos, and random thoughts about cemeteries on the Cemetery Chronicles Facebook page . Please like and follow us there, too.

These episodes were mentioned in the podcast intro:
Ep. 4: The Cemetery in the Woods: Potter's Fields
Ep 3: The Spiral Cemetery at Farnhurst

If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66966672Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:24:23 +0000Linda GouldThis 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...
Buy Ed's Book at Barnes and Noble. 

Find former episodes, photos, and random thoughts about cemeteries on the Cemetery Chronicles Facebook page . Please like and follow us there, too.

These episodes were mentioned in the podcast intro:
Ep. 4: The Cemetery in the Woods: Potter's Fields
Ep 3: The Spiral Cemetery at Farnhurst

If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com]]>1779angels,art,barrymore,cemetery,documentary,gallery,geneology,hearse,philadelphia,statuary,volunteer,volunteerismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-wwii-veterans-at-lakeside-cemetery-dover-de--66568735
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?

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If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at cemeterychroniclescontact@gmail.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66568735Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:49:30 +0000Linda GouldIn 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,...
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 Facebook page to 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]]>1521duty,honor,ii,immigration,memorialday,remembering,sacrifice,veterans,veteransday,war,worldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-the-cemetery-in-the-woods-potter-s-fields--66339337
Click here to listen to the story of the Spiral Cemetery, mentioned in this episode.

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Thanks to Pixbay for the transition music in this episode.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66339337Fri, 30 May 2025 13:25:19 +0000Linda GouldIn 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...
Click here to listen to the story of the Spiral Cemetery, mentioned in this episode.

Visit the Cemetery Chronicles Facebook page to 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.]]>1806alms,castle,cemetery,county,delaware,field,history,house,indigent,new,potter's,povertyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-the-spiral-cemetery-at-farnhurst--64628893
Visit the Cemetery Chronicles Facebook page to see photos related to this story of the Spiral Cemetery. Please like and follow us there, too.

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Thanks to Free Sound community on freesound_community%20from%20Pixabay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pixbay for the bird sounds. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64628893Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:44:28 +0000Linda GouldFrom 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,...
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Thanks to Free Sound community on freesound_community%20from%20Pixabay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pixbay for the bird sounds. ]]>1614care,cemetery,dignity,electroshock,galaxy,health,history,institution,lobotomy,mental,mentalhealth,psychiatry,spiral,treatmentfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-2-simpson-cemetery-roads-that-unite-roads-that-divide--62771790
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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62771790Sun, 17 Nov 2024 02:38:33 +0000Linda GouldAn overlooked cemetery in a small town in Delaware reflects the remarkable accomplishments of the African American community that grew up around it. If you would like to suggest a story or comment about this story, please email us at...
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]]>2123african,american,church,civil,crow,divide,education,fire,graves,history,jim,religion,road,self-determination,station,unite,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blogcast-volunteering-at-a-cemetery-and-why-the-public-should-use-them-more--62382453
Visit our Facebook page for more photos and details of our cemetery visits.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62382453Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:12:00 +0000Linda GouldCemeteries 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...
Visit our Facebook page for more photos and details of our cemetery visits.
]]>240cemetery,cleanup,community,garden,relaxation,riverview,vulunteerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blogcast-how-we-live-is-reflected-in-how-we-bury-our-dead--62382406
Visit our Facebook page for more photos and details of our cemetery visits.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62382406Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:50:35 +0000Linda GouldOver 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...
Visit our Facebook page for more photos and details of our cemetery visits.]]>259cemetery,church,community,veteranfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blogcast-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-memorial-grove--62179687
I'll be donating my red dress to this cause. Visit this website to learn more. It's an epidemic.

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I'll be donating my red dress to this cause. Visit this website to learn more. It's an epidemic.

Follow them on their Facebook page.

Visit our Facebook page for photos and statistics.]]>424children,grove,indigenous,memorial,murder,native,nativeamerican,womenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-family-cemeteries-and-mike-ingram-s-journey--60898804
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Correction: The number of acres sold to Insight Homes for Ingram Village is 103 acres. The audio says it is 180.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60898804Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:10:15 +0000Linda GouldAfter 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...
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Correction: The number of acres sold to Insight Homes for Ingram Village is 103 acres. The audio says it is 180.]]>1629falsefull