Bella Morte's Favourite Links


CEMETERY PHOTOGRAPHY


 • The Cemetery Club - Celebrates the art and history of cemeteries and recognizes the importance of education and cemetery preservation. This site is also the online homebase for Epitaphs Magazine and the non-fiction book, "Cemetery Walk," by Minda Powers-Douglas.

 • Cemetery Collection -  Started in 1997 as a Russian cemetery site, Cemetery Collection has grown to include (among others) Poland, Hungary, France, Germany and even The Republic of Belarus!  Some truly gorgeous photos here!

• The Cemetery Traveler -  A most-engaging blog about cemeteries. Written by fellow taphophile, Ed Snyder.

 • CNY Cemetery Photographers -  Central New York based site with pictures from many New York cemeteries.

• Dark Destiny - U.K. site featuring Highgate, Kensal Green, Brompton, Nunhead, West Norwood, Abney Park, Tower Hamlets and other U.K. cemeteries.  Don't miss this one!

• Dead-Trek - These folks do what they say...trek the dead in their final resting places.  Then, they share their stories and photos with the rest of us.

• Grave Addiction -  Photos from cemeteries, haunted places, and historical sites.

• Graveyards of Chicago - Matt Hucke's impressive site with nearly 3,000 photographs.

• Graveyards of Milwaukee - Brian T. Komar's lovely tribute to the beauty of cemeteries.

• Immortelle - A pictorial tour of New Orleans' Cities of the Dead.  Do not miss the "Virtual Views!"

• La Certosa di Bologna - The site may be written in Italian, but the disarming beauty of this cemetery needs no translation!

• Northstar Gallery - Fine art cemetery photography.  A truly beautiful website.

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POST-MORTEM PHOTOGRAPHY


• 19th Century Photography - An extensive collection of post-mortem photographs.

• Thanatos Archive - Post-mortem photographic archive dating back to the 1840s.


ONLINE CEMETERIES


• Find a Grave -  With over 10 million records, this is an invaluable resource for locating the final resting places of the famous and not-so-famous.

• Worldwide Cemetery -  An internet "cemetery" comprising on-line memorials, including photographs.
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AFTER LIFE OPTIONS
• Eternal Reefs - Have yourself, or a loved one, memorialized by becoming part of a manmade ocean reef!

• Everlife Memorials - Nothing out of the ordinary, just traditional memorial options, but the owner loves cemeteries and seems like a great guy, so if "traditional" is your thing, check this link out, then contact Joseph McCabe.

• Forever Lifestories - Create a memorial video through the services of the Forever Network.

• Forest of Memories - Interested in natural/"green" burial?  This is the site for resources and information supporting "green burial" in North America.

• LifeGem® -  The LifeGem® is a certified, high-quality diamond created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique life and as a symbol of your personal bond.  LifeGems®  can be created from cremains or a lock of hair.

• Memorial Space Flights - Place a symbolic portion of cremated remains into Earth orbit, onto the lunar surface, and into deep space. Missions into space that return the cremated remains to Earth are also available.

• Promessa -  Promessa Organic AB is developing and offering a new method of laying the dead to rest.  An environmentally friendly form of burial that takes full consideration of the biological realities to which a corpse is subjected.

• Sea Services -  Interested in burial at sea?  Explore some options with this nationwide maritime funeral provider.  Disposition from virtually any port in the U.S.  as well as some foreign ports.

• Summum - Interested in mummifying your earthly remains?  If so, Summum is the site to visit!

• Tombstone Hearse - Take a farewell ride...biker style!  The "motorcycle hearse people" will get you or your loved one to a final resting place via a motorcylce-drawn hearse.  Affiliates in a number of states.

• Vidstone -  Solar-powered, weather-proof LCD panel supports a  5 to 10 minute multimedia personal tribute affixed to a headstone/memorial.