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DANIEL Pedley, who has died at the age of 27, was an immensely popular figure always at the centre of a party. Raised in Acocks Green, Danny touched the lives of many, not least his childhood sweetheart Stacey and their children, six-year-old Lacey-Leigh and Mason, aged three. They met one memorable evening in the...

photo via Roadtrippers On a rural stretch of County Road 400 in Amity, Indiana, the road splits around a small mound of earth located in the center of the

Natchez - 10 yr old Florence died in 1871. She was extremely frightened of storms and her grief-stricken mother had Florence's casket constructed with a glass window at the head. The grave was dug to provide an area, the same depth of the coffin, at the child’s head, but this area had steps that would allow the mother to descend to her daughter’s level so she could comfort her during storms. To shelter the mother, metal trap doors were installed over the area the mother would occupy.

Ever since her body was found by the side of I-75 near Georgetown in 1968, “Tent Girl,” became something of an icon as one of America’s most troubling unsolved mysteries. Her gravesite and the location where her body was found had both become popular “legend tripping” destinations for curiosity seekers. But in 1998, the dogged efforts of private detective Todd Matthews (who refused to give up trying to solve the cold case) paid off: using the internet, he met a woman who was seeking the…

I spent a most enjoyable day playing historic sleuth and running all over southern Ohio with Curator Jessica looking for (and finding) something I’ll write about when I don’t have white-line fever. I got a late start (what’s new?) and only made it just west of Covington, Ky. I’ll tease you a bit with a … Continue reading "The Downard Sisters"

Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez (Adams County), Mississippi.

In 1908 the remains of an estimated 40-50 men, women, and children were found buried at a farm near La Porte, IN. Many will remain unidentified. This monument was placed in 2008 in their memory, that they would not be forgotten. A memorial for the owner of the farm, Belle Gunness, can be viewed here.