Greetings and Happy New Year to you.

Marks and I sailed out of Bayport (Port of Houston) recently and because of a fog delay, we made an unexpected trip to the San Jacinto Battleground. Marks knew the De Zavala Family Cemetery had been moved onto the Battleground site and that fallen Texas heroes of that Battle are also interred there. It’s an important piece of Texas history & one we hope you’ll enjoy.

One of two Sidebars also resulted from that unanticipated sojourn: Who were the famous Twin Sisters?

The other Sidebar, The Resting Place of Lost Souls tells of an interesting burial practice.

Enjoy.

Greetings and Happy Holidays to you —

Marks and I spent 4 days in San Antonio this fall and discovered the Old San Antonio Historic Cemeteries District — 31 cemeteries over a 104 acre site. We walked the entire area and found interesting stories and grave markers. We’re sharing the first 10 or so with you now (some of the tiny burying grounds are located inside City Cemeteries but they are considered separate spaces.) We’ll continue to work and post the others as soon as possible.

Then, we have two new Sidebars — a bizarre story about Poncho Villa’s Trigger Finger and a song by The Doors.

Enjoy.

Greetings — Marks and I have posted one of the oldest burial grounds in Eastern Europe: the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague, Czech Republic as well as an obscure but important grave site for descendants from central Europe: the Wend Cemetery in Serbin Texas. Today’s Sidebar conveys an interesting fact about global warming. Enjoy.