Tombstone Tuesday: Mr. Rogers, Everyone’s Favorite Neighbor
Fred McFeely Rogers was born on March 20, 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (where he is also buried). He is well-known for his show, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, which is one of the most successful...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday: Johnny Ramone
Johnny Ramone (real name: John Cummings), the guitarist for The Ramones was born on October 8, 1948 in Queens, New York. He was a founding member of The Ramones which has been dubbed as one of the...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday: Ralph Waldo Emerson
This large rock is a very fitting marker for the grave of Ralph Waldo Emerson—beloved American writer and poet. It not only does stands out as a uniquely large headstone, but also pays tribute to a man...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday: Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, famous American writer and women’s rights advocate, is buried in what has been dubbed “Author’s Ridge” in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. She was born in...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday: Laura Ingalls Wilder
If you’ve ever read Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, or seen the award-winning TV series Little House on the Prairie, you have been influenced by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s work....
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