WHSV: “It’s so many of us, but we don’t know where we are buried,’ Organization creates database for unmarked and missing African American graves. “Generations of African Americans are buried across the Shenandoah Valley, but many of their final resting places remain unmarked or undocumented. In response, the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project is launching a public database to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/21/whsv-its-so-many-of-us-but-we-dont-know-where-we-are-buried-organization-creates-database-for-unmarked-and-missing-african-american-graves/

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'Generations of African Americans are buried across the Shenandoah Valley, but many of their final resting places remain unmarked or undocumented. In response, the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project is launching a public database to identify and preserve these burial sites.'

https://www.whsv.com/2025/04/19/its-so-many-us-we-dont-know-where-we-are-buried-organization-creates-database-unmarked-missing-african-american-graves/

The Time Traveler's Grave in Copenhagen, Denmark

Hidden in plain sight, a gravestone seemingly inscribed from the future stands among the cemetery’s historic tombs.#graves #graveyards #gravestones #timetravel #cemeteries #section-Atlas
The Time Traveler's Grave

The Russian Cemetery in Allinge in Allinge, Denmark

World War II Soviet Russian soldiers were buried on the Danish island after the war had ended.#graveyards #history #worldwarii #cemeteries #section-Atlas
The Russian Cemetery in Allinge

Colestown Cemetery in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

All that remains of a 17th-century hamlet is a sprawling non-denominational cemetery.#cemeteries #section-Atlas
Colestown Cemetery

An angel gravestone being enveloped by a tree in Glasgow's Western Necropolis.

'Victims of Revolutions' in Paris, France

This yet eerie monument has a contentious origin story.#cemeteries #warhistory #monuments #section-Atlas
'Victims of Revolutions'

@abcfeeds may be it’s time to give up on burying people. A pretty antiquated idea as we have alternatives.
#cemeteries

There are several wonderful cemeteries in Paris, but Père Lachaise Cemetery is the jewel in the crown.
#cemeteries

One thing I really miss about England is the hauntingly beautiful Victorian cemeteries.
#cemeteries #Victoriancemeteries #Highgatecemetery #Londoncemeteries #cemeteryphotographs #cemeteryphotography

Temple Hill Cemetery in Ballintemple in Cork, Ireland

Both Catholic and Protestant graves dot this 17th-century burial ground.#graveyards #cemeteries #section-Atlas
Temple Hill Cemetery in Ballintemple

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.#graveyards #cemeteries #militaryhistory #volcanoes #section-Atlas
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

Confederate Stockade Cemetery on Johnson’s Island in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio

This Ohio cemetery is home to the remains of many Confederate officers and soldiers who were once held nearby as prisoners of war.#civilwar #militaryhistory #cemeteries #section-Atlas
Confederate Stockade Cemetery on Johnson’s Island

Battleground National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.#civilwar #militaryhistory #cemeteries #section-Atlas
Battleground National Cemetery