Greetings — our recent trip to France started in the beautiful city of Lyon where we enjoyed fabulous architecture, art, food & wine. I thought you might enjoy one of my favorite Tom Russell songs: The Angel of Lyon. Of course, the cemetery was lovely, on a hill overlooking the Soane & Rhone Rivers near the Notre Dam Cathedral.

When our cruise through Provence ended, we took the train toward Bordeaux, stopping in the famous town of Carcassonne and its Midievel walled city. Right outside the main gate was their cemetery.

Now, to the 2 prison cemeteries. One of our readers alerted us to the Old Imperial Farm Cemetery in Sugar Land Texas. A dispute has been playing out in the pages of the Sugar Land paper. I’ve included a link to the stories.

And finally, Marks read about the prison at Angola Louisiana in The Economist. It’s a fascinating story.

Enjoy.

Hello — Marks & I spent a beautiful month in France — cruising on the Soane & Rhone Rivers in Provence then on the Gironde River in the Bordeaux region. We couldn’t help but visit cemeteries. In fact, in Bordeaux, I unknowingly booked a hotel right across the street from the major burial ground. We woke the first morning, looked out our 7th floor window and, lo & behold, saw a magnificent cemetery. We’ve posted that cemetery — Cimetiere de la Chartreuse — as well as a Sidebar — the Mummies of Saint Michel. Enjoy

Hello — Last week’s information about the 1900 Galveston hurricane and St. Mary’s Catholic Orphan Asylum produced lots of reader response. One reader from Galveston reports that a Walmart has been built on the site of the old Asylum. Rumor has it that the toy department is haunted by the ghosts of the children drowned in the hurricane.

Our latest additions to the site include one of the great Wild West cemeteries — Concordia — in El Paso as well as two interesting Sidebars.

Enjoy.