tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post5334793272235329203..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Boot Hill, Boot Hill, Boot HillLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-50719256849026269432019-07-16T22:15:19.781-05:002019-07-16T22:15:19.781-05:00I grew up visiting the ones in central Illinois an...I grew up visiting the ones in central Illinois and it sorta just gets in the blood.Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-79887677584405522712019-07-16T22:03:09.209-05:002019-07-16T22:03:09.209-05:00HI, Kaye! Wow, about your grandfather being a care...HI, Kaye! Wow, about your grandfather being a caretaker. I'm envious of you and your ghost town cemeteries. When we were little going to cemeteries was free entertainment for family outings. My cousin used to tell everyone about the big park with lots of benches. Those headstones have lots of stories to tell! Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14607439956533000242019-07-16T21:41:18.744-05:002019-07-16T21:41:18.744-05:00Patti,
Count me in the group that is fascinated w...Patti,<br /><br />Count me in the group that is fascinated with cemeteries. My interest came from going to work with my grandpa who was a caretaker at the cemetery in my home town, as well as my family (my mom in particular) were in charge of putting flowers on family graves for Memorial Day. There are several 'ghost town cemeteries' in the county where I live, and I usually make it to atKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-14408711055229251892019-07-16T20:53:02.402-05:002019-07-16T20:53:02.402-05:00Hi, Sarah, I'm so interested in the whole phen...Hi, Sarah, I'm so interested in the whole phenomena of these towns that sprung up and grew so quickly and then to disappear in some cases. I enjoyed doing the research on this one! Thanks for stopping by. Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-15270764132027936592019-07-16T20:49:34.598-05:002019-07-16T20:49:34.598-05:00Hi, Bev! That lecture sounds like it will be inter...Hi, Bev! That lecture sounds like it will be interesting. I've been to Indian burial mounds around the Midwest and they do fascinate me. I've been to Tombstone and Deadwood, which though really different from each other were fun to wander around and read the inscriptions. Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-86975445792827862862019-07-16T20:46:23.113-05:002019-07-16T20:46:23.113-05:00Hi, Caroline! Always nice to hear from you. I neve...Hi, Caroline! Always nice to hear from you. I never heard about stobs. I find that very interesting. I bet there are a lot of old grave spots weathered away out there on the old frontier. Thanks for stopping by.Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-21766278147543464452019-07-16T20:43:41.848-05:002019-07-16T20:43:41.848-05:00Thanks, Doris. My mother used to take us to cemete...Thanks, Doris. My mother used to take us to cemeteries when we were kids because Chicago has some really notable ones. I've had the bug since then!Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-60701541961637154722019-07-16T20:42:21.926-05:002019-07-16T20:42:21.926-05:00Thank you! I love cemeteries too. I try to visit t...Thank you! I love cemeteries too. I try to visit them when I'm traveling. Besides the interesting artwork, as you note, how people choose to bury their dead tells us a lot about them. thanks for stopping by.Patti Sherry-Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239195135892487184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-42191852049594888272019-07-16T19:44:59.949-05:002019-07-16T19:44:59.949-05:00Kind of shocking. I thought Boot Hill was just for...Kind of shocking. I thought Boot Hill was just for bad guys. I was also surprised to see 5 suicides. It's just not a psychological problem I associated with the old west.<br />This was a well researched and interesting post, Patti. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-90236309719753795312019-07-16T15:19:57.790-05:002019-07-16T15:19:57.790-05:00Patti, How very interesting, and thanks for taking...Patti, How very interesting, and thanks for taking us on such an interesting tour as well as telling us the bitter truth. I never knew there were multiple boothills. I too love old graveyards and reading the tomb stones to see what if any stories are left behind. How sad however that those old boothill/boothills are what they really were. But still fascinating as all get out. Here in the Finger Beverly Wells authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248685758575824289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-55231944068166915012019-07-16T14:46:22.027-05:002019-07-16T14:46:22.027-05:00Great post. I love old cemeteries but then I have ...Great post. I love old cemeteries but then I have done a lot of family genealogy. I’ve wslked through looking for names. Those old wooden crosses deteriorated and became illegible, by the way. The tops just weathered away until all that was left was a stob, as we call it in Texas. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18606146984935915502019-07-16T13:16:12.338-05:002019-07-16T13:16:12.338-05:00I'm passionate about cemeteries and the histor...I'm passionate about cemeteries and the history contained on those stones. Fabulous post. Thank you. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18968042157568575232019-07-16T10:54:36.403-05:002019-07-16T10:54:36.403-05:00Wonderful post. I've always loved old cemeteri...Wonderful post. I've always loved old cemeteries and gravestones. They often tell you a lot about the society at the time. The thought of children finding human bones on the school grounds gave me pause. C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342631407475364397noreply@blogger.com