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St. Louis has a wide variety of cemeteries: including religious cemeteries and a giant military cemetery. At one point, all buried people were dug up and moved outside the city limits, creating some large cemeteries. Cemeteries used to be places where families picnicked and held horse and carriage races. Today, the St. Louis area has plenty of parks that are dotted with cemeteries - and even a few built entirely on top of them.
Doug Schneider will take you on an armchair tour including thriving cemeteries, neglected cemeteries, and the first crematorium west of the Mississippi. Plus, you will see where some famous people are buried.
Recommended reading from the Library: Cemeteries in St. Louis
The presenter is Doug Schneider, author, St. Louis walking tour guide, Scottish country dancer, fan of architecture, Route 66 enthusiast, who graduated from Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities, with a Bachelor's in History; and from the University of London with a Master's in Linguistics.