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The Bones & Bobbins Podcast, Season 2, Episode 08: If These Graves Could Talk
S02E08: Interesting epitaphs and headstone symbology. Thanks to chisels, stone, and, for some reason, zebras, the dead don’t need to be ghosts to communicate with the living!
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Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
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Epitaphs:
- Stone stolen from grave of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/06/stone-stolen-from-grave-of-joy-division-ian-curtis
- Ian Curtis Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Curtis#Joy_Division
- Ian Curtis: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1831/ian-curtis
- Robert Frost: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/371/robert-frost
- Frost’s Grave in Bennington, VT: https://newenglandtravelplanner.com/go/vt/south_vt/bennington/sights/frost_grave.html
- 100 Best Examples of Epitaphs: https://www.legacy.com/advice/100-best-examples-of-epitaphs/
- 29 Unforgettable Epitaphs: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66298/29-unforgettable-epitaphs
- 20 Memorable Epitaphs: https://people.howstuffworks.com/11-memorable-epitaphs.htm
- Bette Davis: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258/bette-davis
- The Lesson for Today, by Robert Frost: https://ddink55.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/the-lesson-for-today/
- Dorothy Parker’s Ashes Are Returned to New York, by Jenny Gross: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/us/dorothy-parker-ashes-new-york.html
- Dorothy Parker Quotes: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/24956.Dorothy_Parker
- Is the White House haunted? A history of spooked presidents, prime ministers and pets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/10/30/is-the-white-house-haunted-a-history-of-spooked-presidents-prime-ministers-and-pets/
- Sir Winston Churchill: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2194/winston-churchill
- 10 Things You May Not Know About Sir Winston Churchill: https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/01/10-things-may-not-know-sir-winston-churchill
- Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/edgar-allan-poe-s-grave
Headstone Symbology:
- Skulls, Willows, Cherubs & Other Gravestone Emojis!, Caitlin Doughty:
- Understanding Cemetery Symbols- A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards by Tui Snider: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/35448420https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/35448420
- Cemetery Symbolism: https://www.funeralguide.co.uk/cemetery-symbolism/
- 7 Popular Symbols on Jewish Headstones, Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island:
- Wikipedia Entry: Vulcan Salute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute
Further Reading:
- Nothing to see this time!