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Welcome to Grave Matters!

This site was created by a group of friends from different parts of the country, and the world who enjoy cemetery art and culture.   The purpose of this site is to share photographs and art from some of the most interesting and beautiful cemeteries in this country and the world .  

 

 Additionally, there  are segments of this site which explore the paranormal and alternative spirituality. 

 

Here you will find cemetery photography, and a guide to help you understand the symbolism.  There are also sections of the site and the discussion forums devoted to the Paranormal as well as  a place to post your poetry and writing. 

I hope you will enjoy your visit and come to the forum for a chat.

 

 

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Life Gem

Absinthe

Home Funeral

Embalming in the Civil War

Grave Rob Ghoul Gets Probation

Man Attends Own Funeral

Funeral Services Become More Unique

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A Memorial Service you Can Keep Forever

by Robyn Payson

 

A common sight at viewings at funeral homes or memorial services are the collages of pictures displayed, showing the deceased at different times of their life, on different occasions surrounded by family and friends.  These collages with pictures, gathered from photo albums and assembled  in frames or arranged on bulletin boards, have become a standard part of any viewing or memorial service.

Now there is another option.  In the same amount of time it takes to organize photographs on a bulletin board, you can gather those pictures to be transformed into a DVD slide show.  The slide show uses anywhere from 30-50 photographs which gently transitioning into one another with classical music in the background.  This can be shown on a television screen anywhere in the funeral home or, your home.   

 There was a time when the only ones who would have a retrospective program on their lives would be the  rich and famous.  With current technology this is not the case.  This DVD we create for you is compatible with typical DVD players, so it can be viewed on a television set and no computer is necessary.  You can also have copies of the slideshow available for family members and friends to take with them to watch in the privacy of their own home.

 Much of the time the photos the family shares during a viewing, are a view of the individual few on the outside have ever seen.  This is an opportunity to share with your family and friends the images that are most precious to you, and that tell the story of your loved ones life. 

 The best part is that you can have this multi-medial display forever, to look at, look back, and remember.

 

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Website Update!

I am in the process of updating Grave Matters and I am looking for content!

Anyone who has photographs, articles, stories you would like to see posted here, or even if you have a suggestion for something you would like to see on Grave Matters, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to include it in the site. 

 

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THE FUNERAL

 

It is a story about a girl. While at the funeral of her own mother, she met a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was amazing, so much her dream guy she believed him to be, that she fell in love with him there but never asked for his number and then ..... a few days later the girl killed her own sister.

Question: What is her motive in killing her sister?

Give this some thought for a while before you scroll down.

 

 



*Answer: She was hoping that the guy would appear at the funeral again.

If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath.

 

This was a test by a famous American psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer. Many arrested serial killers took part in this test and answered it correctly. If you didn't answer correctly -- good for you. If your friends hit the jackpot, may I suggest that you keep your distance.

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Contributed by: Joyce Ragels . Tucson . Arizona . USA

 

 

Recommended Reading

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach

Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly

"Uproariously funny" doesn't seem a likely description for a book on cadavers. However, Roach, a Salon and Reader's Digest columnist, has done the nearly impossible and written a book as informative and respectful as it is irreverent and witty. From her opening lines ("The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back"), it is clear that she's taking a unique approach to issues surrounding death.

Roach delves into the many productive uses to which cadavers have been put, from medical experimentation to applications in transportation safety research (in a chapter archly called "Dead Man Driving") to work by forensic scientists quantifying rates of decay under a wide array of bizarre circumstances.

 There are also chapters on cannibalism, including an aside on dumplings allegedly filled with human remains from a Chinese crematorium, methods of disposal (burial, cremation, composting) and "beating-heart" cadavers used in organ transplants. Roach has a fabulous eye and a wonderful voice as she describes such macabre situations as a plastic surgery seminar with doctors practicing face-lifts on decapitated human heads and her trip to China in search of the cannibalistic dumpling makers. Even Roach's digressions and footnotes are captivating, helping to make the book impossible to put down.

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