Update 01-04-2012:
2011 was an AMAZING year for The Cemetery Detective. He was able to investigate cemeteries from Maine to Hawaii. It is almost difficult to believe that 2011 has passed. Yet, 2012 promises to yield another bounty of interesting cemeteries. Check back on our blog often to learn about our cemetery finds.
Update 07-31-2011:
Between avoiding nurse sharks while hunting lobster and eating way more sushi than any human should, The Cemetery Detective has just returned from a trip to South Florida. He was able to visit a few cemeteries and will be sharing his thoughts on “intercostal waterway” island cemeteries in the coming days.
Update 06-01-2011:
The Cemetery Detective is back home (for now). After a month on the road visiting over 70 cemeteries in 11 states, he has MUCH work to do compiling photographs, GPS map tracks, and documentation notes.
The blogging now begins as he is set to share his cemetery detective stories with you. He has been scared off by Rattlesnakes, yelled at by cantankerous old ladies, and bitten by numerous unidentified insects. He has climbed mountains, crossed oceans, and traversed deserts all in an effort to bring you our country’s most interesting cemeteries.
We hope you will check our website daily for almost constant updates for the rest of this summer.
Update 05-25-2011:
The Cemetery Detective is making his way back home. After a solid month on the road visiting state after state and cemetery after cemetery his trip is winding down.
My goodness it seems like such a long time since he has been on familiar ground but in a few more days he will once again see his homeland. This is where the real work will take place tabulating and evaluating over 60 cemeteries and reporting the results to you.
The Cemetery Detective is in New Mexico and has some great stories to tell including one of the most pathetic cemeteries he has ever seen.
Update 05-21-2011:
After an amazing research trip to Hawaii, The Cemetery Detective is back on the mainland and is enjoying Arizona’s desert landscape. He was able to research and document over 30 Hawaiian cemeteries during an intense stay on Hawii’s Big Island. The Cemetery Detective found cemeteries by the sea, high elevation cemeteries, and lava covered cemeteries.
The reverence of cemeteries as sacred ground is as strong in Hawaii as any other place The Cemetery Detective has ever visited and he is anxious to tell you all about his finding. Join The Cemetery Detective as he criss-crosses the United States in search for the country’s most interesting cemeteries on his way back home: The Cemetery Detective blog.
Update 05-13-2011:
The Cemetery Detective is now in Hawaii on his cross country cemetery tour. He has visited over 20 cemeteries on the Big Island including one cemetery smack dab in the middle of an enormous Mauna Loa lava field. He has visited cemeteries all over the island and has made some amazing discoveries. Many cemeteries he has discovered are not located on his cemetery maps and he has found that many published coordinates for public cemeteries are wrong.
The Cemetery Detective carries multiple GPSs with him on his travels to confirm and reconfirm actual cemetery locations. He is updating cemetery GPS maps of Hawaii and he will be publishing his findings through this website.
We have been promising you updates for the last couple weeks and just haven’t found the time to sit down and make the necessary updates. Please follow our blog for our latest cemetery finds: The Cemetery Detective blog. Please be patient as MANY updates are forthcoming. The Cemetery Detective has visited over 50 cemeteries on his cross-country tour and he has MANY exciting stories to tell.
Update 05-06-2011:
The Cemetery Detective is on the California coast on his cross country cemetery tour. He partied in San Diego during Cinco de Mayo and was even able to find a dusty 19th Century cemetery in the middle of the celebration. This cemetery is full of heros and villians with great stories about horse theivery and hangings in the town square.
If you are following The Cemetery Detective blog, please be patient as MANY updates are forthcoming.
Update 05-03-2011:
The Cemetery Detective has made his way to Phoenix, Arizona on his cross country cemetery tour. He is seeing some amazing southwestern cemeteries and has expressed a new-found love of southwest Roman Catholic desert cemeteries, grave markers, and roadside memorials.
If you are following The Cemetery Detective blog, please be patient as MANY updates are forthcoming.
Join The Cemetery Detective as he criss-crosses the United States exploring our nations’ most interesting Cemeteries, Gravesites, and Burying Grounds.
Big plans are underway for our 2011 annual event. Each year The Cemetery Detective raises awareness for America’s countless abandoned, neglected, and vandalized cemeteries. This year, The Cemetery Detective raises awareness by riding a motor scooter across America visiting the most interesting cemeteries along the way.
The Cemetery Detective begins his adventure April 22, 2011. His sights are set on finishing his ride in San Diego, California sometime in early May 2011.
With well over 150,000 cemeteries in the United States, The Cemetery Detective has plenty of interesting cemeteries to choose from. As final preparations are being made, his support staff is helping him plan his route. We’ll let you know more, soon.
In the meantime, have you ever wanted to start your own Grave Care and Grave Site Maintenance business. If you love old cemeteries and interesting tombstones, watch the video below.