Comments on: Local History – Highway Cemetery http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/ The journey of a mom blogger sharing real stories of parenting 3 kids while sharing product reviews, giveaways, recipes and more. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:09:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kayla http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-2/#comment-55131 Kayla Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:23:02 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-55131 If your morbid, them I'm just plain creepy-I LOVE being in cemeteries. I love visiting people I don't know and exploring different gravestones, making up stores on who these people could be, what they did, etc. Some people think that cemeteries are creepy, but I find them full of life-Instead of walking into them and thinking, "I don't know these people and none of them had an affect on my life," I feel that I know everyone there like they were long lost friends-Who knows if they came into my life at all? Whether they did or didn't, they affected me. If your morbid, them I’m just plain creepy-I LOVE being in cemeteries. I love visiting people I don’t know and exploring different gravestones, making up stores on who these people could be, what they did, etc.
Some people think that cemeteries are creepy, but I find them full of life-Instead of walking into them and thinking, “I don’t know these people and none of them had an affect on my life,” I feel that I know everyone there like they were long lost friends-Who knows if they came into my life at all? Whether they did or didn’t, they affected me.

]]> By: Donna Holmberg http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-2/#comment-55046 Donna Holmberg Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:25:48 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-55046 You might consider talking to a local newspaper about running a story on the little graveyard and listing the names of those interred there. They may be old graves with young/new relatives as yet unaware that they have family buried there. The article might also prompt a local church group to "adopt" the site to provide proper maintenance and help mother nature out. The flowers are beautiful, and with a bit of help the site could once again look well maintained. Now you've made me curious about some of the smaller sites I've seen in my area. It's time for a field trip. You might consider talking to a local newspaper about running a story on the little graveyard and listing the names of those interred there. They may be old graves with young/new relatives as yet unaware that they have family buried there. The article might also prompt a local church group to “adopt” the site to provide proper maintenance and help mother nature out. The flowers are beautiful, and with a bit of help the site could once again look well maintained. Now you’ve made me curious about some of the smaller sites I’ve seen in my area. It’s time for a field trip.

]]> By: Corrie http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-2/#comment-54474 Corrie Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:07:24 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-54474 You're certainly not morbid whatsoever. Whenever we go to the cemetery, we drive through slowly to look at all the old gravestones. Lefty Grove (a famous baseball player) is buried in the same cemetery as my grandmother. There are some old stones that really make you wonder what the story is, as you said. You’re certainly not morbid whatsoever. Whenever we go to the cemetery, we drive through slowly to look at all the old gravestones. Lefty Grove (a famous baseball player) is buried in the same cemetery as my grandmother. There are some old stones that really make you wonder what the story is, as you said.

]]> By: Stefanie http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-2/#comment-54355 Stefanie Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:29:45 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-54355 Neat post, Cat! I am the same way with old cemeteries. My mom and I used to go through really old ones and look at them all and wonder what their lives were like. With my husband being Hispanic we celebrate Dia de Muertos each year (two days after Halloween) and one thing we always do is take flowers to our passed loved ones. We also take an extra flower so the kids can place a flower on a grave that has none or is very old. I think its great and teaches them respect of cemeteries and the ones before us that helped make our world what it is today. Neat post, Cat! I am the same way with old cemeteries. My mom and I used to go through really old ones and look at them all and wonder what their lives were like. With my husband being Hispanic we celebrate Dia de Muertos each year (two days after Halloween) and one thing we always do is take flowers to our passed loved ones. We also take an extra flower so the kids can place a flower on a grave that has none or is very old. I think its great and teaches them respect of cemeteries and the ones before us that helped make our world what it is today.

]]> By: Kasandria Reasoner http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-2/#comment-54100 Kasandria Reasoner Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:56:26 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-54100 Call me a Taphodile as well. I don't think it's morbid at all. I love to walk through old cemetaries and try to think of how life was "before". One of my "dream destinations" is New Orleans so I can walk through their tombs. Kas Call me a Taphodile as well. I don’t think it’s morbid at all. I love to walk through old cemetaries and try to think of how life was “before”. One of my “dream destinations” is New Orleans so I can walk through their tombs.
Kas

]]> By: Tena http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-54090 Tena Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:41:40 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-54090 Can you imagine the stories that cemetry could tell if it could talk, amazing! Fun post/idea about finding things around your hometown to share with your readers tenasocal@aol.com Can you imagine the stories that cemetry could tell if it could talk, amazing!

Fun post/idea about finding things around your hometown to share with your readers

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]]> By: Lori Z. http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-53922 Lori Z. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:26:39 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-53922 Not morbid! When I was in 4th grade our teacher took us to the cemetary and we did rubbings of the oldest tombstones we could find (Sacramento is the gold rush capitol, so nothing really pre-dated the 1850s). After reading Gaiman's The Graveyard Book (which is an excellent fast read), I took the kids into a random cemetary a few weeks ago just to walk around. It is fascinating--the levels of care. The older areas have weeds, others, like the newer children's area has presents and pinwheels (which of course, made me cry). Seeing the older unkempt areas makes more sense as to why Britain (c. 1600s) had so many graves reused. This Donne poem illustrates: "When my grave is broke up again Some second guest to entertain, —For graves have learn'd that woman-head, To be to more than one a bed—" Not morbid! When I was in 4th grade our teacher took us to the cemetary and we did rubbings of the oldest tombstones we could find (Sacramento is the gold rush capitol, so nothing really pre-dated the 1850s).

After reading Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book (which is an excellent fast read), I took the kids into a random cemetary a few weeks ago just to walk around. It is fascinating–the levels of care. The older areas have weeds, others, like the newer children’s area has presents and pinwheels (which of course, made me cry).

Seeing the older unkempt areas makes more sense as to why Britain (c. 1600s) had so many graves reused. This Donne poem illustrates:
“When my grave is broke up again
Some second guest to entertain,
—For graves have learn’d that woman-head,
To be to more than one a bed—”

]]> By: malia http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-53912 malia Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:19:16 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-53912 Wow, that is amazing how old some of those headstones are. What a touching story. The forgotten... but not now thanks to you. Wow, that is amazing how old some of those headstones are. What a touching story. The forgotten… but not now thanks to you.

]]> By: Firefly http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-53901 Firefly Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:00:10 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-53901 Cool post! Cool post!

]]> By: Jess http://3kidsandus.com/2009/local-history-highway-cemetery/comment-page-1/#comment-53822 Jess Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:52:08 +0000 http://3kidsandus.com/?p=7708#comment-53822 When me & my mom went to New Orleans years ago, before kiddos, I was amazed at the above ground cemetaries...I begged to stop & check it out but she wouldn't. I too read the stones & wonder who they were & what they did..... When me & my mom went to New Orleans years ago, before kiddos, I was amazed at the above ground cemetaries…I begged to stop & check it out but she wouldn’t. I too read the stones & wonder who they were & what they did…..

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