Episode 198 - "Pleasure Grounds of Death" Part 1 with Joy Giguere

The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery - A podcast by Jennie Johnson & Dianne Hartshorn - Thursdays

Send us a textThis week on The Ordinary Extraordinary Cemetery, Jennie and Dianne welcome Joy Giguere back to discuss her new book "Pleasure Grounds of Death: The Rural Cemetery in Nineteenth-century America". They chat about the rise of rural cemeteries in the United States, including Mount Auburn Cemetery's pioneering design to the nationwide movement it inspired. Tune in for part one of a conversation about the intersections of death, culture, and society, and how these Ordinary Extraordin...