StoneAngels

Death, Mourning & the Afterlife

  • About
  • Afterlife
    • Ghosts & Paranormal
  • Cemeteries
    • Laurel Hill
    • New Orleans
    • Symbolism
    • Vandalism
  • Death & Dying
    • Funeral & Burial
    • Grief & Mourning
    • Health & Medicine
  • Interviews
  • Reviews
  • Contact

How To Live Forever… As A Diamond

July 8, 2006 by admin

I recently stumbled onto LifeGem.com, a company that creates diamond memorials from your own carbon. With a lock of hair or the cremated remains, you can be made into a .20 carats to 1.25 carat diamond.

Ancestry.com Adds US Census Records

June 25, 2006 by admin

Ancestry.com has added 540 million names from US Census records from 1790 to 1930 to their online database. The project took 6.6 million hours of labor. Workers scanned and transcribed 13 million original census images 15,000 rolls of microfilm.

Lebanon 17th Century Cemetery Mistaken For Modern Mass Grave

June 8, 2006 by admin

When security forces unearthed 25 decomposed bodies in the village of Anjar in Lebanon, anti-Syrian politicians feared the worst – that it was evidence of atrocities committed while the Syrian military occupied Lebanon.

The UK Approves of Double Burials

May 30, 2006 by admin

The idea of burying two bodies in one grave may seem taboo here in the US, but it has finally gained political approval in the UK where burial space is increasingly limited.

Funerals in the Digital Age

May 30, 2006 by admin

As the cost of technology decreases, digital tributes are gaining popularity in the funeral industry. With digital life tributes, people can combine home movies, photographs, and music with personal stories and final messages to create a DVD or computer file for loved ones. Or, loved ones can create tribute movies to remember the deceased.

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

Buy Ed Snyder’s Book

Stone Angels
Stone Angels
A celebration of th...
By Ed Snyder
Make a photo book with Blurb
Book Preview

Latest Posts

AGS Conference This Week!

This week is the 35th Annual AGS (Association for Gravestone Studies) … [Read More...]

Photography Show Announcement

Opening Reception Friday, Feb. 15, 6 - 8 … [Read More...]

Safelight

Author: Shannon Burke Publisher: Random House Year Published: … [Read More...]

Ed’s Upcoming Exhibits at Mugshots and Laurel Hill

Greetings! I'll be exhibiting some of my cemetery photography at the new … [Read More...]

Death Depicted in Cemetery Symbolism – Part 3

This article is part 3 in the three part series on Death Depicted in … [Read More...]

RSS Ed’s Cemetery Traveler Blog

  • The Winter of Our Discontent (Shakespeare, not Steinbeck) February 28, 2021
    My artistic experiences this winter (it is still technically winter here in Philadelphia – Feb. 2021 as I write this) have not been one of discontent. Rather, reckless winter has allowed me the opportunity to photograph cemeteries and their statues under a blanket of snow. Standing in a blizzard with an umbrella and camera may […]

RSS PhotographerCoach.com Articles

Copyright © 2021 - Privacy Policy