tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17822534237636205642011-11-11T20:26:36.889-06:00Cemetery Blog, with haunting stories, experiences, history and photos,legends and lore, burial customs and graveyard superstitions. Mississippi Cemeteries and the preservation and documentation efforts of The Mississippi Society of Paranormal Investigators In North Mississippi.Angela L Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17246492381337203630noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782253423763620564.post-56242725269178771942011-04-08T14:23:00.000-05:002011-04-08T14:23:27.638-05:00

Old, abandoned black cemetery center of controversy By David A. Farrell, Item Staff WriterThe Picayune Item Picayune Item Fri Apr 08, 2011, 08:37 AM CDT CARRIERE — A controversy involving an abandoned black cemetery more than 100 years old here has wound up in Pearl River County Justice Court.Access to the cemetery, in the center of Stone Bridge subdivision, has become the center of the

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Recently I was on my way to the Byhalia Cemetery to take some headstone photographs for my FindAGrave project, I just happened to look up at the right moment and noticed a headstone through the bushes, from the Hwy. Not seeing a driveway to the area, I pulled over at the neighbors house and asked the gentleman who was out in the driveway if it was a private cemetery. He didn't seem to know much

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The Mississippi Society of Paranormal Investigators will host their annual Spring Clean-up project at the Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Cemetery in Red Banks Ms. Marshall County, on Saturday and Sunday April 16th & 17th 2011. Volunteers from the group will be raking leaves, cutting brush and clearing some fallen tree limbs . MSSPI adopted the Historic Cemetery in 2009 to assist the cemetery owner

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Established in 1999, Grave Groomers Cemetery Restoration specializes in cemetery restoration, beautification, delivery and preservation services. Grave Groomers currently has locations in 12 states which include, California, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. All of Grave Groomer owners are trained

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Corinth National Cemetery Corinth Ms, Alcorn Co. 1551 Horton Street Corinth, MS 38834 Phone: (901) 386-8311 FAX: (901) 382-0750 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Visitation Hours: Open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset. Burial Space: This cemetery has space available to accommodate casketed and cremated remains.

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Traditions in Mississippi and the South are sometimes bound in superstition. The moment that a person dies, a whole series of customs shift into gear to speed the departed’s trip to the hereafter, and to insure the well-being of those left behind. A century ago, these rituals were commonplace. Today, they are still being practiced in some areas. Take, for instance, the practice of embalming.

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Confederate troops of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's corps marched into Gettysburg, with the left of his line anchored in Pitzer Woods by the Mississippi Brigade of Brig. General William Barksdale. The Georgia brigade of Brig. General W.T. Wofford formed just outside of the woods, but close behind Barksdale's men. The objective for Barksdale and Wofford was to attack Union troops forming

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by Angela L. - MSSPI Masks have been worn by man for ritual and ceremonial purposes since ancient times and can be traced to the Egyptian and Roman periods.The Death Mask in most ancient cultures was made of wax or plaster cast of the persons face. Sometimes while alive, but usually after death had occurred. For the wealthy or the royal families, they were often cast in bronze or gold and placed

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Strange Voices at Sardis Cemetery Holly Springs Ms. Article and Photos by Angela L MSSPI Marker inscribed TJC b. Apr 1, 1811d. Nov 17, 1862 In the fall of 2008, two of my brothers were deer hunting in North Central Mississippi a few miles east of Holly Springs, on what is a combination of Holly Springs National Forest and private owned lease land. They had lost a deer and since it was getting

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HOGD Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn This order formed in England at the end of the 19th century. Members believed it was possible to control the forces of nature with magic. Yeats, the poet, and Aleister Crowley were members. Crowley supposedly accomplished the ability to become invisible. Israel Regardie was one of the most important figures in the Golden Dawn. He published many of the

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The Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, commonly known as Shriners and abbreviated A.A.O.N.M.S., established in 1870 is an appendant body to Freemasonry, based in the United States. The organization is best-known for the Shriners Hospitals for Children they administer and the red fezzes that members wear. The organization is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Shriners

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Gravestones are usually composed of one of five types of stone. This article will list the types of stone commonly found, cleaning techniques and rubbing instructions. Common Gravestone types: Slate: 1650-1900 - Metamorphosis Shale The earliest stone used extensively in American gravestones. The Boston, MA area was the hub of American gravestone carving activity, from approximately 1660 –

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Mississippi Born Blues Artists Big Bill BroonzyBorn: June 26, 1893, Scott, Mississippi Died: August 15, 1958, Chicago, Illinois Also known as: William Lee Conley Broonzy Grave Location: Lincoln Cemetery, Blue Island, Illinois USA As a young boy Big Bill Broonzy would return home from a day's fieldwork with cornstalks, which he'd rub together as a homemade fiddle while his many brothers and

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Hernando de Soto Explorer or Greedy Grave Robber? by Angela L MSSPI Hernando de Soto was born between 1496 and 1500 in the mountainous area of Jerez de los Caballeros in Badajoz Spain. At the age of 14, de Soto sailed for the Isthmus of Panama with the aging governor of Darien, Pedro Arias Davila. He had seen many shipments of products and goods from the Indies as a child. Gold, sugar, herbs,

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The Pontotoc Trail, used for so many years by the early settlers of Mississippi, was once an old Indian trail. Later it became a road. Although Mississippi became a state in 1817, Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians held a large part of the land. By the treaties of Dancing Rabbit and Pontotoc of 1830 and 1832, the Indians agreed to give up the land in the Mississippi and move west of the Mississippi

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Hillcrest Cemetery came into use in the 1830's, following the Chickasaw Secession. Most of the oldest and earliest headstones have long ago crumbled and been carted away. But there are a few remaining stones that mark this early era. Leaving only a small clue as to the original age of the cemetery. While many prominent plantation families had their own family plots set aside on their own land,

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Christ Episcopal ChurchHolly Springs MSMarshall Co.  The Christ Episcopal Church sits magestically on the corner for Randolph & Van Dorn in downtown Holly Springs, Ms. It was built in Gothic style, complete with a slave gallery, gorgeous stained glass windows and fine wood details. But, the history of, the tragic death of a well known and respected Reverend, would forever linger in this

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I have been wanting for some time now to write about my relatives. My maiden name is Dalton. I have spent all my life being asked " Are you related to the famous outlaws the Dalton Gang? " While I have spent many years trying to find the answer to this question, I still have not been able to make a connection. But it is really not a big deal to me either way. I would like to share some

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The Confederate Cemetery of Oxford, Ole Miss Campus A single, grey, stone monument stands tucked behind a low brick wall, unnoticed by most. It stands in the center of the Confederate Cemetery, behind Tad Smith Coliseum, on the Old Miss Campus, in Oxford, Mississippi. The Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is responsible for placement of both the stone

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Confederate Cemetery Fundraiser Since 1873 the Southern Memorial Association has privately owned and maintained the 3-acre Confederate Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The association will have a drawing on Saturday June 6, 2010, during the annual memorial service at the Confederate Cemetery. Tickets are $1.00 each and all money will go toward the maintenance of this historic Confederate

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Vicksburg National Cemetery encompasses 116 acres, and is the resting place of of 17,000 Civil War Union soldiers, a number unmatched by any other national cemetery. It was established by an act of Congress in 1866. During the Civil War, soldiers that succumbed to wounds or disease were typically buried close to where they died. If their name was known, their grave could be marked with whatever

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In almost every cemetery I visit , I see Angels all around me.  I have gathered quite a collection of them and thought I would share just a few of my favorites. I am also including two poems I wrote that were inspired by a walk through the cemetery in the company of Angels. Angel Babies At Odd Fellows Cemetery DelawareThese little angels were photographed at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Delaware

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Many people looking for information on their ancestors skip right past the death record, heading in a beeline for information on the individual's marriage and birth. Sometimes we already know where and when our ancestor died, and figure it's not worth the time and money to track down the death certificate. Another scenario has our ancestor disappearing between one census and the next, but after a

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Emma Gene Wensel Venn Born 1884 Died 1918 She served as a Red Cross worker in France during World War I and was killed in the line of duty in 1918. She was the daughter of Theodore V. Wensel, a Confederate Veteran, who conducted a general store named Rumble & Wensel at Natchez Under-The-Hill. Emma's headstone is located at The Natchez City Cemetery.

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I came across this article while searching cemetery projects, I thought it sounded interesting and thought I would share it with you. If you or your paranormal research group has an interest in cemetery preservation as well as scientific data collection ,  then this might be of interest to you. As well as the animal lovers who can get involved in the hummingbird project mentioned as well. If you

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by Angela L Burke This is a common question and a topic often debated among ghost hunters and paranormal researchers. Skeptics and critics will say that ghosts are figments of our imagination brought on by too much television and over active imaginations. But if you know anything at all about history or the Bible for that matter, you will find that there have been reports of ghosts and spirits

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GLOSSARY Altar tomb -A solid, rectangular, raised tomb or gravemarker resembling ceremonial altars of classical antiquity and Judeo-Christian ritual. Bevel marker -A rectangular gravemarker, set low to the ground, having straight sides and uppermost, inscribed surface raked at a low angle. Burial ground -Also "burying ground;" same as "graveyard" (see below). Burial cache- A place of

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Cemeteries can tell us much about our ancestors. Information can be gleaned from the words carved on headstones. We can learn a great deal concerning family relationships from the placement of a grave within the cemetery itself. As more and more researchers venture into cemeteries to seek out ancestral graves, questions arise about the meanings of the artwork and symbols found on the

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This entry is just a small fragmant of the information available regarding funerals and funeral rites, I have attempted to condense the size of the information to accomodate this blog. The information provided here is a compilation of different articles and writings into one , I have provided source links at the bottom of the entry for further review if necessary. Angela. Early Funeral Rites

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The Natchez City Cemetery by Angela L Burke MSSPI Located on Cemetery Road and overlooking the Mississippi River, the Natchez City Cemetery was established in 1822 and covers approximately 100 acres of land. The old burying ground was on a high hill where Memorial Park and St. Mary’s Cathedral are located in downtown Natchez. Samuel Brooks, the first Mayor of Natchez, from 1803-1811, is

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Choctaw Bone Pickers, Burial Customs and Superstitions Note : The information pertaining to Choctaw burials and customs could fill a book, and since this is just a mere blog article I have chosen a few sources that give brief descriptions of the customs and superstitions. To further study this amazing subject I have listed a few source references to aide in further study should the subject be

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Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Church The Red Banks Presbyterian Church was organized in 1844 under the name of Philadelphia Church, by the Presbytery of Chickasaw, Synod of Mississippi. It was the 15th church to be organized in the North Mississippi Presbytery. In the first statistical report, that of 1857, the members numbered 44. No mention of the minister who organized the church could be

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Headboards of Stone Grave Yard Rabbit BlogCarved in Stoneby Angela L BurkeI by no means, claim to be a professional photographer, but, I very much enjoy taking photos in cemeteries. And while I may be a Paranormal Researcher, my main purpose in visiting cemeteries so frequently is not just to try and capture a spirit on film or a voice on my recorder. I have many reasons for visiting

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Headboards of StoneRabbit Holes by Angela L.I spend a great deal of my time in cemeteries. photographing, documenting and investigating.I am a paranormal investigator, a volunteer headstone photographer and a history researcher. I have a great love for cemeteries and working with cemetery documentation and preservation.I never get tired of going, in fact I prefer to be there. Not that I'm ready

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