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Stanley Park Cemetery
Stanley Park Cemetery Mountain View Cemetery may have been Vancouver’s first official cemetery when it opened in 1886, but it certainly wasn’t the first. Bodies had been buried on Deadman’s […]
DNA & Manuscript Archeology
DNA & Manuscript Archeology Manuscripts hold stories. Most of the time when we study these objects, we concentrate on what’s written on the page – but what if the materials […]
Kraków Fire Destroys Archives
Kraków Fire Destroys Archives The archives of the Kraków City Hall are at risk in a massive fire that has been raging on for days. More than 50 firefighters have […]
Nova Scotia’s Abandoned Cemeteries
Nova Scotia’s Abandoned Cemeteries captured by photographer Steve Skafte For Steve Skafte, the quest to find Nova Scotia’s abandoned cemeteries feels a bit like bringing the dead back to life. The […]
