September 1, 2014
Every Cemetery in Detroit: Old Redford Cemetery / Bell Branch Cemetery
A quirk of annexation means this old pioneer cemetery is only partially in Detroit.
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September 1, 2014
A quirk of annexation means this old pioneer cemetery is only partially in Detroit.
November 17, 2013
Detroit’s other oldest Catholic cemetery is full of giant religious statuary and beautiful, haunting porcelain gravestone portraits.
August 5, 2013
A graveyard grotto built in 1881 was once reputed to have healing powers.
July 11, 2013
Romanian arch priests, Christmas tree smugglers, the first female cemetery commissioner and the only Detroit mayor to be recalled from office converge on this Woodward Avenue cemetery.
July 11, 2013
Half-year resolution: We’re visiting every cemetery in the city of Detroit.