by Emily Besler-Dean | Aug 27, 2024 | Blog
“That sounds kinda sad,” My coworker’s mouth twisted. I had just told her that I was going to be participating in a cemetery field school. I get her reaction- death is a lot. But sadness wasn’t at the forefront of my mind that Thursday. We started off the morning...
by Emily Besler-Dean | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog
“That sounds kinda sad,” My friend’s mouth twisted. I had just told her that I was going to be participating in a cemetery field school. I got her reaction- death is a lot. But sadness wasn’t top of my mind in July 2023. I was incredibly fortunate last summer to do...
by Maya K. | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
Image credit: The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia I thought of cemeteries as dead. The times I’ve gone have been marked by sadness, which tends to bleed out into the rest of my memories until every vision I have of these spaces is rainy. The day of my...
