The Dead History’s Top 5 Favorite Cemeteries
If you’ve ever felt drawn to the quiet beauty of a cemetery, you’re not alone. There’s even a term for people like us—taphophiles—those fascinated by cemeteries, funerals, and gravestones. In…
Jennifer Jones is a historian and author passionate about uncovering the hidden lives behind haunted histories. With a talent for blending meticulous research with captivating storytelling, she brings the spirits of the past to life in her work, offering readers ghostly tales grounded in real people and events.
If you’ve ever felt drawn to the quiet beauty of a cemetery, you’re not alone. There’s even a term for people like us—taphophiles—those fascinated by cemeteries, funerals, and gravestones. In…
Some places refuse to die. Pipestone, Minnesota’s Calumet Hotel is one of them. Built in 1888 from the town’s signature Sioux quartzite, the Calumet has survived devastating fires, financial ruin,…
On a recent trip to my hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, Matt and I stayed in of the state’s most infamous haunted hotels: The Hotel San Carlos. Located at Central and…
Just a few feet from the Utah-Wyoming border, on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains, lies Suicide Park. Within it sits a small, eerie burial ground — Suicide Park…
I received a request to research Mouth Cemetery, and I’m not going to lie, I got a little excited because what a name for a cemetery! Turns out the name…
While researching local haunted places to write about, I kept finding references to people being buried in the Poor Farm Cemetery in Roy, Utah. The strange part was that I’m…
I’ve always been drawn to the cemeteries of New England. Maybe it’s because they’re some of the oldest in the country, or maybe it’s the headstone designs—skulls, cherubs, and hourglasses—that…
There are cemeteries, and then there’s Cimetière du Père Lachaise — 110 acres of winding paths, towering mausoleums, and history so thick you can almost hear it whispering. Père Lachaise…
A few years ago I visited Normandy and was able to pay a visit to the Cimetière Américain de Colleville-sur-mer ( Normandy American Cemetery). I don’t usually get too emotional at cemeteries,…
A Mysterious House in the Water A couple of years ago, I was driving from Ogden to the small town of Spring City, Utah. After passing through Spanish Fork Canyon…