Romany Reagan

"There were few tombstones in a space that we know holds thousands of bodies & they were not set in concrete. They are depicted as tilting precariously, as if to proclaim their impermanence. Since no one could claim a specific part of the churchyard, they were in fact transient." twitter.com/DrLindseyFitz/…

Come along to Abney Park cemetery this Saturday for music, crafts, vegan food stalls, craft cider & local gin! 🍸☠️💐 @AbneyParkN16 #stokenewington #abneyparkn16 #abneyspringfayre facebook.com/events/6802874…

'Endlessly Adaptable Skeletons of José Guadalupe #Posada' #Calaveras created by the Mexican artist have been repurposed for generations, with wildly varying intent. @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/posad…

Abney Park Cemetery #SpringFayre coming up soon! Music! Craft cider & local gin! Wood & stone carving workshops! Vegan food stalls! @AbneyParkN16 #victoriangardencemetery #stokenewington #taphophile #abneypark ☠️🌻☠️🌺☠️🌹☠️💐☠️

'Why the #Savannah Airport Has Two #Gravestones Embedded in Runway' Richard & Catherine Dotson—the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway in the world. The story begins in 1877 the year Catherine died on the outskirts of Savannah☠️✈️⚰️ travelandleisure.com/syndication/sa…

This Sat 10:30am #ArnosValeCemetery #Bristol '#VictorianArcadia: A Sat Morning Lecture on the Victorian Garden #Cemetery' I'm giving a talk on #VictorianGardenCemeteries with a focus on one of my favourites, Arnos Vale! ☠️💐 @ArnosValeCem #taphophile arnosvale.org.uk/events/victori…

Writing inspiration (via @misssamperrin and the @DoyennesDeath) - Margaret Graham, one of Britain's earliest female aeronauts, buried in @AbneyParkN16 . ammoodle.org/theclownking/i… Anyone want to "steal" this character for #RiseAndFall - @liarsleague May 6th theme - be my guest!

What a lovely day for a cemetery tour. The @DoyennesDeath giving an insight into the lives of women buried in @AbneyParkN16

We released a few more tickets for the 'Women of Abney Park Cemetery' tour Saturday, so if you tried to get one & they're sold out, you can order here! ☠️@AbneyParkN16 @OldOpTheatre @misssamperrin @msromany #taphophile #cemeteries #feminism eventbrite.com/e/women-of-abn…

'Remembering When Americans Picnicked in #Cemeteries' and in the UK too – #VictorianGardenCemeteries in the UK were designed to be enjoyed as community spaces & gardens ☠️💐 #VictorianArcadia #taphophile #MagnificentSeven #Victoriana @atlasobscura atlasobscura.com/articles/picni…

NYC @morbidanatomy Open House & Garden Party April 27 to celebrate @GreenWoodHF residency. The Power of Images: Life, Death & Rebirth – tours of the library by @JoannaEbenstein & Laetitia Barbier & talks by artists & collectors & tour of funerary monuments green-wood.com/event/morbid-a…

This short video is hilarious! 😂"If you die in America chances are the cemetery is going to promise to maintain your grave forever. Americans take this for granted but it's a whacky, wild promise that we maybe should not be making"@planetmoney #cemeteries npr.org/sections/money…

Forgotten Marlboro #graveyard recalls psychiatric hospital's grim past “I don’t know if they were worried about confidentiality or if that’s because they were cheaper,” Healy said – but numbering system carries obvious symbolism #taphophile @njhoopshaven app.com/story/news/his…

@JackPDenham @archaeosarah @DeathandCulture @georginab2610 @DrBenPoore @SocialEmbers @deadmaidens Oh great!

@JackPDenham @DrBenPoore @SocialEmbers @deadmaidens @georginab2610 @abneyrambles twitter.com/DeathandCultur…

@DeathandCulture @georginab2610 @JackPDenham @DrBenPoore @SocialEmbers @deadmaidens Me too! Getting my life organised post-thesis, it's hard to know how my year is shaping up yet!

@georginab2610 @JackPDenham @DrBenPoore @SocialEmbers @deadmaidens @abneyrambles Fingers crossed you can come.

FREE TOUR! 'The Stonemasons of Abney Park – an #AbneyUnearthed tour' Sun 22 April 2pm Meet at the Stoke Newington High St gates @AbneyParkN16 ☠️"Join us for an Abney Unearthed tour to learn about the memorials in Abney Park, the people who made them and the people they signify"

@CemeteryClub @GaryKamiya @sanfranmag That would be an amazing follow up wouldn't it!

'How #SanFrancisco evicted thousands of dead people' #LaurelHillCemetery "Other #gravestones were used to build the seawall off Great Highway at Ocean Beach, where they are revealed when tide&wind conditions are right" @GaryKamiya @sanfranmag #taphophile sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

Check out upcoming events at Brompton Cemetery! Including catacomb tours on the 22nd! royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/upcom…

Wow what a difference! twitter.com/SheldonKGoodma…