tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post8783558659010339538..comments2023-10-11T20:45:41.672+11:00Comments on Taphophile Tragics: Taphophile Tragics # 5Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-88288754599947452732012-01-29T16:06:24.875+11:002012-01-29T16:06:24.875+11:00Very interesting. It must have been sad to see it ...Very interesting. It must have been sad to see it in person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-57556123919900881222012-01-27T18:14:03.619+11:002012-01-27T18:14:03.619+11:00Wow,a million departed souls in that one cemetery....Wow,a million departed souls in that one cemetery. You're amazing, Julie, how you find all these interesting facts about the living and the dead of your fascinating city. Greetings, Jo (Kenya)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-42785904420305864922012-01-26T21:55:26.057+11:002012-01-26T21:55:26.057+11:00Marianne, I am asking my Dutch friend whom I staye...Marianne, I am asking my Dutch friend whom I stayed with during my 2001 visit to Nederlans. She now lives in the UK.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-74802950559417720052012-01-26T21:01:09.432+11:002012-01-26T21:01:09.432+11:00Thank you for your nice comment on my post. I am n...Thank you for your nice comment on my post. I am not so familiar with churches in the Hague but it could be the Grote or St.Jacobs Kerk, dates from 15th Century, but is has no gardens around.But it is nice you have been there. I remember you mentioned long ago the Diorama in the Hague on your blog. I had just started blogging at that time.<br />Mariannebiebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-87203421437425570972012-01-26T08:42:23.876+11:002012-01-26T08:42:23.876+11:00It is a definite pleasure, Sheryl. Learning about ...It is a definite pleasure, Sheryl. Learning about the lives - and deaths - of others is always a fascinating pursuit. Goodo ... I wait with bated breath.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-20470640178288376862012-01-26T08:37:08.837+11:002012-01-26T08:37:08.837+11:00Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Julie. You ar...Thanks for your thoughtful comments, Julie. You are spending a lot of time on this meme, and it's clear that you found a theme that is meaningful to a lot of us. Yes, look how many of us have stored up photos or made earlier posts on this subject that we are eager to share! Thank you so much for providing the forum as well as your attention. More to come, as always!tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-63625617390949378442012-01-25T11:57:59.770+11:002012-01-25T11:57:59.770+11:00Interesting. I almost pulled some photos out of my...Interesting. I almost pulled some photos out of my file that showed the location map. Maybe next time.tapirgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10098235462073493603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-11407520397584590422012-01-25T10:15:36.954+11:002012-01-25T10:15:36.954+11:00The only other place I ever heard of a million peo...The only other place I ever heard of a million people being buried in one cemetery was in Leningrad, errr, Saint Petersburg in Russia, where there is a huge cemetery for the victims of the 900 day seige of Leningrad in WWII. Père Lachaise is indeed very well signposted, and maps are available at the entrance, which come in very handy, because you can get a bit lost in there.Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12622587942009516590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-25012902918826788882012-01-25T09:12:42.259+11:002012-01-25T09:12:42.259+11:00no signs at all at the cemeteries behind my apartm...no signs at all at the cemeteries behind my apartment!CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-61296799032182964692012-01-25T05:28:23.657+11:002012-01-25T05:28:23.657+11:00Some of those interred at Rookwook were transferre...Some of those interred at Rookwook were transferred from other city cemeteries which were closed due to the expansion of the city. But, yes. It is a massive cemetery. Too big, I suspect.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-5069022740490594042012-01-25T03:51:10.199+11:002012-01-25T03:51:10.199+11:00Wowsa...a million in one cemetery?Wowsa...a million in one cemetery?Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-54768924284194124052012-01-24T22:29:32.044+11:002012-01-24T22:29:32.044+11:00It's funny how many systems there are so you c...It's funny how many systems there are so you can find a person on a great cemetery . Here in the netherlands you have to asked at the porters lodge and then they give you a printed map with the grave crossed on. But I never found it direct at home on the computer.s.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053064476533947580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-68719123580215221732012-01-24T22:15:32.112+11:002012-01-24T22:15:32.112+11:00Joan: I will suggest it to my son.Joan: I will suggest it to my son.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-41927118537259430412012-01-24T20:48:25.237+11:002012-01-24T20:48:25.237+11:00I went to a burial in that cemetery and it took ag...I went to a burial in that cemetery and it took ages to find the right place. They could do with a mobile app to guide you.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-75794440866544743272012-01-24T20:00:15.733+11:002012-01-24T20:00:15.733+11:00Sorry friends, I am a little late today getting ar...Sorry friends, I am a little late today getting around to everyone's post. I did an additional day of 'care' with my daughter today. She is much stronger, but today took a lot of energy from her.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-80401597013074926542012-01-24T19:59:07.575+11:002012-01-24T19:59:07.575+11:00Letty: I think the French sign says '4th Divis...Letty: I think the French sign says '4th Division, 2nd Section'.<br /><br />Hamilton: you need at least a surname to navigate through the records.<br /><br />Sondra: that volunteering job sounds like it might be right up my alley-way.<br /><br />Carolyn: on the ground it is easier to understand that particular sign. I am glad you are finding company for your obsession. I know I am finding company for mine.<br /><br />Carolyn: I am not sure if a name CAN be removed for the Linky. I will go read up later this evening should I have time.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-7192962478476558402012-01-24T15:23:00.949+11:002012-01-24T15:23:00.949+11:00The locator leaves me lost. You may be "here...The locator leaves me lost. You may be "here" but I can't tell where that is. Then again with a million (!) graves, maybe it doesn't really matter. Thanks again for creating this meme. It's nice having company in this interest.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-144679790252629732012-01-24T11:32:03.075+11:002012-01-24T11:32:03.075+11:00IT would be great if all of the cemeteries I visit...IT would be great if all of the cemeteries I visit were as well documented as the one you have pictured. I volunteer for Find A Grave to photograph the headstone requests in my area...sometimes I have to walk the entire cemetery looking for the stone.Sondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485055844682296876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-52248459537138821482012-01-24T11:05:01.094+11:002012-01-24T11:05:01.094+11:00I usually go to www.gravar.se where I can type in ...I usually go to www.gravar.se where I can type in a name and find the grave I am looking for.Stefan Janssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542072508543147268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-46659281403597919802012-01-24T09:22:25.515+11:002012-01-24T09:22:25.515+11:00That locator in the Rookwood doesn't look part...That locator in the Rookwood doesn't look particularly helpful! But then, I have never gone looking for a specific gravesite.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-38368363734766518452012-01-24T08:58:21.005+11:002012-01-24T08:58:21.005+11:00My first Taphophile is up, Julie!
Interesting pos...My first Taphophile is up, Julie!<br /><br />Interesting post of yours today. I remember going to the Melbourne Cemetery (the first and oldest) and getting lost in it. Fortunately, there are maps and "street" names and "districts" in it.Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-4323967862032269172012-01-24T07:56:12.427+11:002012-01-24T07:56:12.427+11:00Oh bloody hell!
It's Tuesday again already!!
I...Oh bloody hell!<br />It's Tuesday again already!!<br />I don't know HOW you do it??<br />If I start work now, I might be able to join in again in 2 weeks or so!!!<br /><br />What's the "ion" bit on the french sign mean?freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-88787867301294385182012-01-24T06:44:20.222+11:002012-01-24T06:44:20.222+11:00I cannot imagine navigating through the names/loca...I cannot imagine navigating through the names/locations of a million departed souls.hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-41323908368067845092012-01-24T06:42:39.744+11:002012-01-24T06:42:39.744+11:00Welcome, Dina. Have you been to Rookwood? You woul...Welcome, Dina. Have you been to Rookwood? You would love it.<br /><br />Neil, the computer kiosk sounds really good, but needs a wild card (*) concept. The online search at Rookwood is really good, but you need your own computer.<br /><br />Gemma, there is an office at Rookwood, who will look up the name for you and print off two maps and then point you in the right direction. They are very helpful.<br /><br />Peter, it happens with this Linky. I might eventually change over to the photo Linky but it is very 'busy'.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3066619996829924418.post-60226730347673934712012-01-24T06:10:18.316+11:002012-01-24T06:10:18.316+11:00Sorry about the double link, didn't read the i...Sorry about the double link, didn't read the instructions.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00228604486090869506noreply@blogger.com