I stumbled upon this grave in the Salt Lake City Cemetery over the weekend while looking for someone else’s final resting place. One of my favorite things when wandering around…
John Hunter’s headstone caught my eye because just above the date of his death it says “killed in explosion at Almy.” Located three miles northwest of Evanston, Wyoming, Almy was…
Located in Aultorest Cemetery, you would probably walk past Herbert Griffin’s grave and never realize it was there. The worn granite headstone, simple in decoration, is lying flat from spending…
In my recent post about the Hotel San Carlos, I briefly mention their most famous resident spirit, Leone Jensen. I wanted to do a Posthumous Profile on her because I…
The weather in Ogden has finally turned warm and sunny and we decided to take a quick stroll through the city cemetery. When I see an unusual tombstone, I like…
Last summer Matt and I spent a week back east and explored one of the most amazing cemeteries I’ve seen so far. Mount Moriah Cemetery is a vast abandoned cemetery…
Buried in an unassuming grave at Aultorest Cemetery lies the body of Corporal Fred J. Grant. Cpl. Grant was killed in action on November 10th, 1918, just hours before the…
This weeks’ Posthumous Profile is a really short one, but I love headstones with photographs and couldn’t resist. Anna Dodas was born in Kranidi, Greece on July 15th, 1895. In…
Vincenzo Conte, or Jim as he seemed to be more commonly referred to was a goat rancher who lived near Butterfield Canyon. Originally from Italy, Jim and his wife Anna…
You might be wondering why I’ve taken a picture of nothing at the Ogden City Cemetery. Well, the above picture is actually the unmarked grave of William McGuire who was…
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