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Over A Decade Later; The Children of 9/11
Daddy,If Daddy was still aliveHow differently my life would beWe'd have lots of fun and family timeLots of days we'd spend at the beachTogether we'd play lots of gamesLife would really not be the sameI am always thinking of how much I love himBut I know he's always with meAnd I am always with himLove, Ariella.- Ariella Russin a twin born September 15, 2001.Her father, Steve Russin was a[...]
The Legacy of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
Born in 1827, Marie Laveau Glapion was one of 15 children living in Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau's home on Rampart Street. Described as a virtual replica of her mother, Marie II was said to have lacked the compassion and warmth of her mother.Carrying on the rich traditions and persona of the Voodoo Queen begun by her mother, Marie II oversaw the operations of Maison Blanche, the house[...]
Funeral Art in Peru
The lives of the deceased come to life on tombstones throughout Peru as gravestones and mausoleums here are like no others around the world. For years Peruvians have painted them with images that best portray the lives of the deceased. This funeral art was first practiced south of Lima in Chilca where artists painted westernized religious portraits on graves and the tradition has spread[...]
The Oregon Trail - America's Longest Graveyard
"Here lies an early traveler who lost his life in quest of riches in the west." There's no name or date on this grave marker to identify this traveler but he was on his way west via the Oregon Trail.Between 1841 and 1869 more than 200,000 people packed all of their worldly belongings and their[...]
Room of Heroes
The Melidoni cave has been inhabited since the Stone Age according to archaeologists who have found artifacts that indicate that the cave was used as a place of residence for early man. The cave was later used during the Minoan civilization - around 15 Century BC - for religious ceremonies to worship the Great Mother Goddess and Talos who was the mythical giant of Crete. Later on[...]
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