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Sometimes you need to have a glass of wine, cuppa whatever and listen to a good old weird story. Musical score Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

Nov 1, 2018

Would you like some gravestones with your potato salad? In the late 19th century, many people did opting, to picnic in the cemetery at the foot of a loved one's gravesite. Unlike today, America did not have many parks designed for recreational purposes so cemeteries were the thing. Strange Country co-hosts Kelly and Beth explore the past's connection to death and talk about general connections we try to make with one another.

Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

Cite your sources.

Best Bibliography ever… no.

http://www.sonorannews.com/archives/2012/120704/frontpage-cemetary.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/our-first-public-parks-the-forgotten-history-of-cemeteries/71818/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/picnic-in-cemeteries-americaEggener, Kieth. Cemeteries

https://www.deathletterprojects.com/

http://twistedfood.co.uk/this-is-why-americans-used-to-picnic-in-cemeteries/

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/things-to-do/2016/04/cemeteries_upstate_ny_to_have_a_picnic.html