Have you ever wondered if there’s actually a difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Most people think they’re the same thing, but history tells a different story. In this video, we uncover the fascinating origins, meanings, and traditions behind these two burial terms — from medieval churchyards to sprawling 19th-century garden cemeteries. You’ll learn how religion, urban planning, and language shaped the way we talk about final resting places, and why the distinction still matters today.
Who cares for pioneer cemeteries? The DNR - Department of Natural Resources Cemeteries web page has information and links to Indiana cemetery laws and information. The Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project is a good volunteer source of information. Follow discussions on their Facebook page.
Albert Fearnaught (originally Fürchtenicht) operated a photo studio at 16-18 E. Washington St. in Indianapolis from 1886 to 1892. His other contribution to society was an 1882 patent for a grave signal. Should a person awake to find themselves buried alive, a tug on a rope around their wrist would trigger a spring-loaded red flag on the surface. The design also allowed fresh air into the coffin until a rescue could occur. It is not known if the device was ever manufactured, but with the name Fearnaught the product marketing and naming possibilities were interesting. Copied from an April 30, 2022 post by The Indiana Album on Facebook. Retro Indy: Albert Fearnaught and his signal from the grave by Dawn Mitchell published January 5, 2015 in the IndyStar. s Signals from the Grave Early patents for detecting life in buried persons from American Artifacts, issue 45, July 1999 by Richard Van Vleck. GRAVE SIGNAL. No. 260,379. Patented July 4,1882 on patents.google.com.
Grave Concerns originally with a video discussing grave robbing when In 1879 five physicians founded the Fort Wayne Medical College in the old Hugh McCulloch mansion on Superior Street. Students were required to pay tuition, study hard and provide their own cadavers for dissection. The need for medical cadavers inspired the very lucrative profession of grave robbing and no cemetery within fifty miles of Fort Wayne was safe. by Eric Olson, 21Country Featured Reporter originally published November 13, 2018 on 21AliveNews.com is now on Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
According to Christine Quigley in her book The Corpse: A History, “in the early 1900s, a case of premature burial was...
According to Christine Quigley in her book The Corpse: A History, “in the early 1900s, a case of premature burial was discovered an average of once a week.” These ingenious 19th-century techniques aimed to make sure dead really meant dead.
Best trick EVER to read old Gravestones given by a stone carver! PART 1 posted Jul 7, 2020 by Pumpkintown Primitiveson YouTube We are all guilty of trying every trick in the book to read old gravestones. Almost all of these methods can over time harm the stone. This is a hands off approach used by researchers that will help preserve our old stones for many more years. David is a Professional Grave Stone Carver who tells his method for viewing stones that he has used to write his book, " A Brief Treatise on Tomb and Grave Stones of the 18th Century."
You don't see them as much anymore, but back in the 19th century, grave bells were a common occurrence next to...
You don't see them as much anymore, but back in the 19th century, grave bells were a common occurrence next to gravestones. Along with safety coffins, these were mechanisms used in case a person was buried alive. If they woke up and found themselves trapped underground, they could ring the bell and alert someone that they were alive. There are many other variations of the safety coffin, but the grave bell is one you might even see today. You can find an example of one here: Charles Ferdinand Mills
