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‘Everybody’s here.’ Kentucky history lives on inside the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoThe 1833 cholera outbreak left Lexington in ruins, taking 500 lives - about 7% of the population - in a mere two months. With no grave plots left, a group of 24 men came together, each pledging ...
How a ‘border ruffian’ who supported slavery got a monument honoring him in a KC park
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA reader asked about the history behind a memorial to Charles Carroll Spalding in Penn Valley Park....
Old Bryan city cemetery historical marker to be dedicated Saturday
The Bryan-College Station Eagle· 4 days agoA historical marker at the old Bryan city cemetery will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Saturday. The...
Refreshing our memory of the origins of the Memorial Day holiday | New Orleans' Multicultural News...
Louisiana Weekly· 7 days agoOn Memorial Day, the president of the United States of America traditionally lays a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier. As we pay homage to America’s military heroes this Memorial Day ...
Kale on Books: Much about the outdoors in this collection of books
Daily Press· 3 days agoVirginians know Tim Kaine for his politics as a mayor, governor and senator. When Kaine turned 60 in 2018 and celebrated his 25th anniversary in public office, he decided to crank up a three-part ...
Ken Beaton: History repeats
Nevada Appeal· 2 days agoThe War Between the States was our costliest, 620,000 boys gave their lives, some weren’t even in their teens! During World War I, 116,516 of our boys crossed the Atlantic Ocean to die on French ...
This Memorial Day, here’s who you should know is buried at the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader· 4 days agoLocated just off of Main Street, the Lexington Cemetery is rich in Kentucky history. With 170 acres of land, the cemetery currently has about 77,000 interments, and space for 100 more years ...
Schapiro: For Levar Stoney, do more opponents mean more opportunities?
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 2 days agoThe day after announcing that the city of Richmond had, for the first time, received Wall Street’s...
City offers to buy Diamond Chain property from Keystone, says part of site has hundreds of remains -...
Indianapolis Business Journal· 5 days agoThe city said just one acre of the 20-acre property—which was at one time part of the historic...
How a ‘border ruffian’ who supported slavery got a monument honoring him in a KC park
The Kansas City Star· 5 days agoWhat's Your KCQ is a collaboration between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library series that answers your questions the history, people, places and culture that make Kansas City unique ...