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Locked in Time for 6,000 Years
We all want to be remembered in one way or another but Thornwell Jacobs took the bull by the horns and decided he wanted his time and the time period he lived in and enjoyed to be remembered in a big way. Jacobs was previously the President of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia and was bewildered by how little information was documented from past civilizations. To make a change[...]
Final Honors
As an Army and Navy custom, the flag of the United States is lowered daily at the last note of retreat. This flag folding ceremony is also used at the funerals of veterans who have served their country honorably in uniform. The Flag is carefully folded into the shape of a tri-cornered hat, representative of the hats worn by colonial soldiers during the war for Independence. In the[...]
Where Nature Endures
There are no imposing granite tombstones, no potted plants or candles in holders but there are acres of trees or untouched meadows and meandering paths strewn with wood chips. Natural burial grounds are becoming popular around the world and are the preferred final resting place of nature lovers who want to be buried in a setting surrounded by native plants and trees, birdsong and[...]
They Paved Paradise
There are many grave sites that are out of place today. Instead of moving them, some places simply choose to build around them and keep the grave and grave marker intact. While it may be an annoyance to some, most people just enjoy it as a quirk. The plots you have to drive around are not solely single headstones - you'll find mausoleums and even full-blown cemeteries in small plots of[...]
Save the Last Dance for Death
Death does not care about social position, the riches you have, your age or how smart you are when it leads you into its dance. Nor can anyone sit out that most important dance by making excuses. The Dance of Death was a theme that was developed in the Middle Ages that portrayed death as the great equalizer and was enhanced by many European artists and writers.Skeletons or corpses,[...]
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