(KERA Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas) My wife's grandfather worked for years as a guard at The Green Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn and her family lived more than 100 years not far away in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn, within walking distance from the cemetery. I'd heard so much about the cemetery but never got to visit it until your program about it. Thank you! I told my two granddaughters about the program too and hope they watched, as it's part of their family history. - John B.

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(WGBH, Boston, MA) Hi Roberto, Thrilled to discover episode 1 of your wonderful Cemeteries series! Looking forward to viewing the rest of the shows. Glad you are still active and spreading your creativity. - Regards, Jim R.

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(Washington, DC) Have you done anything on St. Paul's Rock Creek in what is now Washington, D.C. ? Colonel John Bradford (my great-uncle several times over) pledged to donate the land for the church and cemetery but died before the church could get started. Church founders asked his widow if she'd "make good" on his pledge and she and her children did. As you can guess, lots of well-known politicians and others are buried there, but not Col. Bradford. - TLC

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(Steubenville, OH) My father loves to watch your show. He is from Steubenville Ohio and he says the cemetery there while growing up was consider one of the most beautiful in the world and there are notable burial sites. Do you have plans for an episode for Steubenville? Thank you in advance for all your help. -- Merrie R.

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(KERA Dallas, TX) Ran across this on World. LOVE IT!!!

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(KOCE Los Angeles) -- Your fabulous series: Stumbled onto your show last one week ago. Set my calendar reminder to watch again this week. Love Greenwood. Been several times. I suggest Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va. Kensico in Valhalla, NY. Woodlawn at the top of Manhattan. You need more visibility. I will spread the word amongst my fellow taphophiles. - Kathleen C.

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(WFSU and WGPB) Thank you for your beautiful presentation of cemeteries with works of man-made art and natural art consisting of gardens as pretty as any grand gardens of the world. Please keep up the work and show us more in future seasons. - Kathy M.

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(Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul MN) I just saw the last few minutes of your show and am so excited! Whenever we travel we love to explore the local cemeteries, so much history in them! I would love to see you visit a couple of my favorites: ~Okunoin Cemetery in Kōya, Wakayama, Japan ~New Orleans St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Looking forward to watching! Thank you, Julia P

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(NYCTV-LIFE, New York, NY) Just saw your London show. It was GREAT! Have you done Woodlawn in NY. Celia Cruz, Miles Davis, & Duke Ellington rest there. There is also a small cemetery uptown where James Audubon & Clement Clark Moore are buried. - Zoe S.

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(NYCTV-LIFE, New York, NY) I discovered your show this evening and loved it. I have always admired cemeteries for their peaceful, park like beauty. Very thrilled to be able to discover other locations through your show. Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, NY is one of my favorite historic cemeteries along with the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven, CT. I look forward to watching all episodes in your series! - Kathryn M.

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(MPT - Baltimore, MD) I came across your show, the greatest cemeteries, on PBS and I absolutely love it! I currently live in Baltimore and often go to many of the wonderful cemeteries here. - Somerset T.

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(New Orleans, LA) I am requesting you consider St. Louis No 1 Cemetery in New Orleans, LA which is one of the first cemeteries and one that continues to operate to this date. St Louis No 1 contains my family's (Doley Family) monument, a sculpture which honors the contributions of Louisiana natives of African descent. -Harold D.

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(KCPT - Kansas City, MO) Hi. I just saw your show for the first time. It made my day!! I have a cemetery you must see when in Kansas City, Mo! Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery. It’s a treasure trove of history! Thank you for your work! It’s not everyday you meet a fellow man that enjoys cemeteries! - Tina L.

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(WFPT - Montgomery, MD) I really enjoy your TV series! I have been doing family history research for many years and spend a lot of time in cemeteries. It seems to be a way to connect personally with the people of the past, they become more than names and dates. I have traveled to many cemeteries in the U.S., and abroad during my 20 years service in the Air Force. Thanks again for all you do! - Joel R.

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(Portland, OR) Dear Mr. Mighty, I am so enjoying watching your TV show the World's Greatest Cemeteries. There is so much history. Being a teacher of natural landscaping, I was especially pleased with the episode where they are planting native plants. And now that I have visited this page (www.robertomighty.com) I have discovered your music. Thank you, Betty M.

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(Highland, NY) I am so happy that you will be doing a season two of your great show! I just wanted to ask you to consider going to Gate Of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY? It is approximately 25 miles north of New York City in Westchester County. 

My son was very ill for many years and we used to go to Westchester Medical and Helen Hayes Hospital, and I stopped at this amazing cemetery would would walk around to clear my head. There are many celebrities who are buried there, including Babe Ruth and James Cagney. I found both of their graves. It's a beautiful cemetery with rolling hills. - Neal R.

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(PBS SoCal, Santa Barbara, CA) You might consider featuring Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California. It's located by the sea, with lovely overlooks, fascinating monuments, and the final resting place of many celebrities, including Ronald Colman, Fess Parker and Tab Hunter. - Phoenix H.

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(Savannah, GA) Just saw the episode on Ohio. My wife and I live walking in cemeteries and churchyards. Our new home is adjacent to a churchyard in Savannah. We walked and read the names and told the stories with our children. Our children, now adults live on the same property. Thanks for allowing us to follow you on your journey. - Brian C.

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(OPB, W. Linn, OR) Just watched your documentary on OPB and love all the works you have done !! Hope you visit Portland, Oregon to film the Lone Fir And the Lake Oswego Cemeteries. Also, my past home in Northport, NY cemetery and Cold Spring Harbor hidden cemetery in the woods behind the old white church. - Regards, Karen M-B

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(KET Louisville, KY) Enjoying your show very much. I love in Louisville KY and explore our amazing Cave Hill Cemetery and Arboretum. Some of the historical figures buried here are Muhammad Ali, Colonel Harlan Sanders (of KFC fame), George Rogers Clark, and numerous others. It is known for it's amazing sculptures throughout the cemetery and it's section of Civil War soldiers. - Barbara D.

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(KLCS Los Angeles, CA) Thank you for your show. My wife and I visited Mound Square Cemetery in Marietta, Ohio this past year, and saw a tombstone with a middle finger hand salute over the grave of "Roanna daughter of O. & M. Jett," who died at age 24, in 1860. Have you come across a tombstone decorated in this way and have you ever heard an explanation of why someone might want such a decoration on her tombstone? PS: David McCullough's book "The Pioneers" has a lot of information about this cemetery which is where many Revolutionary War Veterans are buried. - Kind regards, Don & Judy B.

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(New Orleans, LA) Dear Roberto, Happy New Year to you and all that you love. Thank you for your prompt reply. The history of the cemeteries of New Orleans is unique, you couple that with the jazz funerals and voodoo traditions and you got a real gumbo surrounding death.

When I was a youngster, on November 1st (All Saints Day), the Catholic as well as public schools were closed in observation. All Saints Day at the cemetery were like Mardi Gras, meaning you would see everyone that you knew without the masks. I read this morning about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s "aquamation" and I had to call an undertaker relative to find out what this really entailed.

Roberto, your program has dynamic life and death attributes. As a devotee of the show, I encourage you to continue to keep up the special work! - Harold D.

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(KUAC Fairbanks, Alaska) I thoroughly enjoyed your series on great cemeteries. I was born and raised in Cincinnati and have some relatives at Spring Grove. I live in Alaska now and to see the beautiful grounds and enjoy the cicada's in the background was a treat! One of the last memories I have is walking through Spring Grove with my dad. Again Thanks, loved seeing all the other cemeteries as well! Great Job, a sustainer for PBS, KUAC Fairbanks :} - Ellen F.

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(WLPB - Baton Rouge, LA) I just saw one episode of Worlds Greatest Cemeteries. Loved it. If you haven't already, you should check out Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. - Debra G.

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(Georgetown, Washington, DC) Dear Mr. Roberto Mighty, We suggest that you may wish to consider Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, DC. A pre-civil war cemetery in continuous operation. Worth a look. - Ilse and Richard H.

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Dear Sir – I am a lifelong resident of Savannah, Georgia, and we have several beautiful and historic cemeteries here that would be assets to your show – especially if you came in the spring when the azaleas are blooming! I promise you will not be disappointed. Most sincerely, Jane T.

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(SCETV - South Carolina) Thank you for this series. I love cemeteries. If you haven’t already done so, visit the cemetery in the Presidio in San Francisco. It is stunningly beautiful. I lived in SF for 19 years nearby. I used to walk visitors from my apartment through the Presidio to the cemetery with its spectacular view, then on to the Golden Gate Bridge. - Elizabeth M.

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Love the show. Living in the Los Angeles area, I enjoy touring our many cemeteries. Seeing where the stars of the past are resting is wonderful to see. - Georgene B.

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(KVIE - PBS Northern California) Great show! Very interesting and many of the statues and mausoleums (at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY) were beautiful. - Steven M.

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(MPT - MPT2 - Maryland Public Television) I've really been enjoying the series! Like others I hope you will add Mt.Laurel Cemetery in Philadelphia and Glasnevin in Dublin to your list for future shows. Keep up the good work. Thanks much! - Ellen L.

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(KQED - San Francisco, CA) Hi Mr Mighty! I just watched your cemetery show and must write you ! I am in Oakland and live up the street from Mountainview Cemetery- designed by Olmsted and with much to cover. Enjoying your show! - Kat E.

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(Ireland): As a massive taphophile I would love to know where I can watch this in the U.K. either live or on a streaming service or find out where I can download episodes. Hope to hear from you. - Séan B.

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I just saw the Highgate episode! Quite good. I will be watching the next show! - Kiki T.L. (via Facebook)

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(CPTV - Hartford, CT) Love love love this series! so historical! do u have a dvd of program for sale? you and PBS should def do a DVD and companion book! ps do you plan a second season? maybe greatest US cemeteries/all fifty states? check out Stockbridge MA, and Norman Rockwell's stone, pretty well hidden but many loving tokens left behind always...and was on his daily route btwn his studio on Main st and home now Museum down the st. - Mary K.M. (via Facebook)

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(WOSU - Columbus, OH) Loved your trip to Cincinnati. I have lived in Ohio for the majority of my life and I’ve never been to the Spring Grove cemetery in Cincinnati. Thank you for piquing my interest I will certainly make a trip in that direction now that I know what a jewel I have missed. - Rebecca H.

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Just wanted to congratulate you again on the “Great Cemeteries”. Just watched Mt. Auburn and Highgate and I am looking forward to the rest— I think Greenwood is up next. Anyway the series is fabulous. You should be very proud! p.s. the series is a natural for college classes on the 19th century city. Are people using it that way? - Philip Kasinitz, Presidential Professor of Sociology at the City University of New York, Graduate Center

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(KQED - San Francisco) I just came across your program about Hollywood Cemetery. I was going to write and suggest Greenwood Cemetary. I see now that you did do one and I missed it. My mother is buried there. Is there a way to see it. - Molly B.

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(PBS-KQED San Francisco Bay Area) I've enjoyed watching your show; here's my suggestion: In the 1980s-1990s, the late Mark Rogovin conducted educational tours of the Forest Home Cemetery, in Forest Park, Illinois, and produced a booklet, "The Day Will Come: Stories of the Haymarket Martyrs and the Men and Women Buried Alongside the Monument" (published for the Illinois Labor History Society, by the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Co., Chicago, 1994). The true history of May Day and the 8-hour workday are based on the Haymarket Affair of 1886. This cemetery is also the burial site of many activists and radicals of the 20th Century. - Bonnie W.

(WEDH - Hartford, CT) Visiting the grand cemeteries in your program brings back happy memories of picnics in a local cemetery as a child. If you are not already aware of this excellent text please check it out. It was recommended by Robert Sapolsky. The book jacket describes it as ..."evocative and edifying text shows that death is a mirror in which human diversity can be seen,...". It is an excellent read. - Jane S.

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My name is Gerardo, I am a native Patagonian. I would like to humbly propose Punta Arenas Cemetery in the southern tip of South America. It was listed by CNN as one of the top 10 most beautiful cemeteries in the world. I would love to invite you and to show you this world class landmark. - Gerardo J.

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(KVCR San Bernardino CA) Hello... I just wanted to tell you how very much I enjoyed watching this episode on Greenwood Cemetery. This is the first one I have seen, and I am anxiously waiting to see more. You have done a fabulous job from what I've seen. I am so grateful for you taking the time to produce, film, all the things that go into these sorts of things. Again, my sincere thanks to you. - Susan V.

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(KVIE - PBS Northern California) Fascinating. Thank you for indulging my curiosity, I have a fascination with the history in cemeteries. I was able to visit the Necropolis in Glasgow, and would love to see you do a show on it. - Regards, Renee

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(PCP TV) Dear Roberto: I just wanted to thank you for hosting this show. Every time I happen to catch one of your shows I learn so much history. I love your presentations, the discussions with the many different individuals and most importantly the historical significances of the various symbolism on the gravestones. I truly hope that they will continue your show. Keep up the great work. Sincerely, Geneva H. Bristol CT

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Check out the Texas state cemetery in Austin Texas please. - George A.

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(WFPT - Montgomery, MD) The large cemetery in Indianapolis where John Dillinger is buried is Amazing! It's a tour of history. So many famous and amazing people are buried there, and all the monuments are amazing! - Joel R.

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(KEET Eureka, CA) Chicago has several well known, wonderful cemeteries, from the titans of industry buried at Graceland, to the socialist Haymarket Martyrs at Forest Home, however you MUST NOT miss smaller, lesser-known Bohemian National Cemetery on the northwest side. It holds a beautiful chapel with a highly unusual glass-fronted columbarium, with many of the niches containing photos and personal items like a permanent ofrenda. Many of the victims of the Eastland Disaster are buried there, and there are a lot of WWI soldiers with excellent monuments as well. It adjoins a nature preserve which was formerly Chicago's sanitarium. Among the more notable modern additions is the replica of Wrigley Field's ivy covered walls, and a section of the cemetery serving Bosnian Muslims. You may also wish to visit the new, but very significant, Yurok Veterans Cemetery in Northern California: https://lacoassociates.us/projects/yurok-veterans-cemetery-architectural-design-and-civil-engineering/ My husband and I both enjoyed the episode we saw, specifically the part about tree stones, which are common in Chicago-area cemeteries, although we didn't know about their german origin. We're looking forward to the other episodes airing on our local station. - Althea C.

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(KQED+ San Francisco, CA) Visiting the grand cemetaries in your program brings back happy memories of picnics in a local cemetary as a child. If you are not already aware of this excellent text please check it out. It was recommended by Robert Sapolsky. The book jacket describes it as ..."evocative and edifying text shows that death is a mirror in which human diversity can be seen,...". It is an excellent read. - Susan P.

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(WSKG - Binghampton, NY) Mr. Mighty, Perhaps because I grew up in Cincinnati, names of Ohio people buried in Spring Grove are more interesting to me. But how about Salmon Chase, James Gamble and William Proctor (founders of Proctor and Gamble - surely they are well known to most of the United States), several members of the Taft family of political fame, and Nicolas Longworth. Pictures of some of the incredible Victorian statues would have been interesting. A site which I find particularly interesting is the modern stone which honors people who have donated their bodies to medical science (my parents included). None are named, but the stone says "Through their generosity, knowledge grows". Perhaps another trip is in order? Thanks for responding. - Virginia F.

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Hello, may I suggest you consider filming an episode at Hartsdale Pet Cemetery which is just north of New York City? Situated on five beautiful hillside acres in Westchester County, it is the first of its kind in the United States and today at 126 years of age, is the oldest continuously operated animal burial ground in the world. In 2011 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places, making it the first nonhuman cemetery to receive this designation. Hundreds of beautifully crafted and heartfelt tributes to animals grace these grounds, along with the first publicly funded monument to the dogs of war and numerous other tributes remembering the contributions of animals to human life. - Mary T.

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(WCNY, Syracuse, NY) I cannot tell you how thrilled I was to come across your program last night! I have always loved and enjoyed walking through cemeteries. I love art, I love gardening and being outdoors with nature. To me walking through a peaceful cemetery meets all of those requirements and I learn so much besides! It is a walking history lesson. I have always enjoyed history and one can learn so much history by reading the inscriptions and looking at the changes in the art of the graves and what was happening at different points in our history (like diseases that killed people). so much is found in our cemeteries-glad you are putting a spotlight on a gem of a resource. I hope people start appreciating and supporting the upkeep of our cemeteries. Thank you for doing this program. - Barbara N.

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This new series on 'greatest cemeteries’ is wonderful!!! So interesting, all the facts, the different people contributing...love it!! Good work! - Sheri Z.

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(WLIW 21 - NY) Just came across your production on pbs! Kudos!!!! Kathryn told me you are already contemplating an idea i had about seniors during this ever changing world and how they are affected by it. Good luck to you! - Renee S.

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(KLRU - Austin, TX) Thank you so much for your program and my wish is that you have many more seasons! I would love an episode of the above ground cemeteries of New Orleans like St Louis Number One…I enjoy gardening, travel, genealogy, history, cultures so it is the perfect blend of my interests… In addition, I adore the culture of Mexico and their celebration of the loved ones who have passed away by decorating graves with marigolds and more. - Lisa W.

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(KLRU - Austin, TX) While not one of the greatest in the world, my now wife and I had our first date in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Texas’ oldest town. Nacogdoches. The place was full of tragic tails and historic figures in Texas’ early years. We kept returning to explore more and feel the peace and beauty of the landscape. That was fifty years ago and we’re about to celebrate our forty-eighth anniversary. - Jay T.

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(KRWG-tv Las Cruces, NM) My favorite historic cemetery is in Auburn, CA (40 miles east of Sacramento) an old Mother Lode town settled in the 1850's. The cemetery is small, perhaps two acres, and rolls over little hills. The stones date back to the Gold Rush era, and some are granite columns l5 feet high. I loved to walk through it on the way to the library and enjoy the peace and read the inscriptions. One day, I found a nice large stone with the name JOSEPH WALKUP on it. The name was familiar, and I contacted my mother, a fine amateur genealogist, and she confirmed he was an ancestor on her side. The stone explains he was a publisher of the old Auburn Herald, and held the post of California Lieutenant Governor for a term in the l850's. What a fine coincidence to find an ancestor of note some l,500 miles from my home town in Nebraska. - Cliff R.

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(WLIW 21 - NY) Please visit Woodlawn in da Bronx. Thank you. - Joy C.P.

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(KBDI - Denver, CO) The First Cemetery in Athens Greece is filled with marble statues of it's dead. Michelangelo quality. One called "Koimomeni" the sleeping woman has been moved to the National Museum to preserve it. It is so real it caused me sleepless nights. - Georgette C.

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(WLIW 21 - NY) Please check out this cemetery (Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Newark, NJ). We do reenactments. - Janice A.

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(WGBH - Boston, MA) I’m dying to see this episode! This show is not aired on my local PBS. I cannot see it anywhere! HELP - Lisa W.

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(Charlotte NC PBS on Spectrum) What a great show the first of its kind. Good luck with it! Try St John’s Cemetery it’s loaded with all the famous gangsters. It would make for a great episode. - Gary I.

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(KVCR San Bernardino CA) This is a wonderful series! I actually wish every episode was one hour long. It's awesome to see these cemeteries and more episodes located in the U.S. or other places in the world would be great. I wonder what cemeteries look like in Germany or Egypt or Africa? Plenty of subject matter remains! Keep up the great work! - Lesley T.

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(WHYY) Hope you get to Vienna's beautiful Central Cemetery! Beethoven and many other musicians are buried there. - Linda H.

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The Necropolis in Glasgow, Scotland is one not to miss. Oakdale Cemetery in Wilmington, NC is haunting.
My late husband and I enjoyed visiting cemeteries on our travels. - Mary Beth K.

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(MPT Maryland) Hello Mr. Mighty - We really enjoy your series on the World's Greatest Cemeteries! I would like to recommend the Grandview Cemetery at Johnstown PA, where many of the families who died during the great Johnstown flood of May 31,1889 are buried. - Don O.

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Please visit the fourth largest historical cemetery in the US and Columbus Ohio. Down the street and unrelated though with the same name it’s our Greenlawn Abbey currently under restoration. Many national state and local leaders are buried there. We have numerous volunteers who interpret their lives. In fact the event that just passed this weekend at Greenlawn Abby was “tales of the crypt”. - Rebecca H.

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(WPBS - Watertown, NY/Ottawa, ONT) I enjoyed your program on Greenwood Cemetery where my grandparents and great-grandparents are buried. As I remember, they were in a section where the gravestones are quite close together. I wished you might have briefly acknowledged that reality or at least mentioned how many are buried there. Feels like all in the cemetery are as important as the famous persons. I know you can't acknowledge everyone. Just wanted to let you know my feeling; not an angry complaint; the program was lovely. My wife and I love to visit cemeteries where our ancestors are buried. - Don M.

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(MPT2 - Maryland Public Television) Hi, your show is great, i love the monuments, and your presentations of personal stories. I frequent Antietam, rock creek, Arlington and many unsung cemeteries in my area. While i love hearing the stories of famous people I also just like exploring the dates and wondering about the day to day lives of those interred. Thank you for showcasing some iconic places i probably won't get to see in person. - Maria F.A.

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(WNIN Evansville, IN) Love your program on WNIN PBS Channel 9 of Evansville, Indiana across the river from my home in Kentucky. Please add Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, KY to your program list. There are many historical figures laid to rest there like: *Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay); *Colonel Harland Sanders, founder and promoter of KFC restaurants; *George Rogers Clark; Susan Look Avery; Senator Georgia Powers; Nicola Marshall; Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr; Perry Wilkes, Medal of Honor recipient; John McKinley, US Supreme Court Justice; Many Union and Confederate Generals of Civil War; Many US Congressman and Senator; US President Zachary Taylor; Too many more historical figures to list here; More than 138,000 people have been buried their in the past 175 years; Please do a program on this historic graveyard soon. - Bryan S.

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(CPTV - Hartford, CT) Enjoy your program and wanted to recommend the cemetery of Canicattini Bagni, a small town in Sicily, near Siracusa, Sicily. It has some incredible mausoleums showcasing the best in what is called Liberty style, somewhat similar to baroque…- Paul P.

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(PBS WVIZ Channel 25) Hello, Mr. Roberto Mighty (and crew)! I found your TV show to be very unique and interesting to feature various cemeteries in such a fashion that make people actually WANT to visit and not run away from cemeteries! It used to be that anytime a cemetery was on TV, it was shown as a creepy, scary, frightening place! Lake View Cemetery is quite unique and I was very surprised that (so far at least,) that you haven't featured it on your show. I'm HOPING that as your show continues, maybe you will consider adding Lake View to your lineup of great cemeteries to see. Eliot Ness and his wife are there, John D. Rockefeller, Garrett Morgan, Alan Freed, Carl Stokes, Chef Boyardee, and many others. There's also a castle-like memorial where James A. Garfield and his wife are buried and you can go inside and see photos, artifacts, and get a guided tour. There's a beautiful chapel, 2 ponds, golf carts to take you on a tour of the grounds, and even portions of several movies such as I, Alex Cross, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and others were filmed inside parts of Lake View Cemetery. Believe it or not, there are even outdoor summer concerts, Jazz Under the Stars, every year! I look forward to visiting every year. It's a fairly large cemetery and every time I go, I always encounter another section I hadn't seen before! I REALLY HOPE that you can visit and possibly feature Lake View Cemetery in a future episode. Thank you. - Renee B.

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(Los Angeles) Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, KY. Mohamed Ali is buried there. Caretaker’s residence, now demolished was pre Civil war. Arboretum as much as a cemetery.

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(WGBY - Springfield, MA) Mr. Mighty: This morning I attended a guided tour of this little cemetery given by Steve Strimer of the David Ruggles Center (https://davidrugglescenter.org/). Florence in the 1840s was a strongly abolitionist village in the town of Northampton and was the site of a utopian social community founded on the principles of equality regardless of gender, race or creed. It attracted African Americans including so-called "fugitive slaves". Sojourner Truth was a member and owned a house across the street from the cemetery. William Lloyd Garrison was a brother-in-law of George Benson who was one of the Community's founders and was a frequent visitor, as was Frederick Douglass. The cemetery includes the graves of local white abolitionists and former slaves making it a rare example of an integrated graveyard in that era. The community itself (the Northampton Association for Education and Industry) was relatively short-lived as it was a commercial failure. Its high-minded goals of establishing silk and sugar beet industries as an alternative to the slave-dependent cotton and sugar cane industries came up against some harsh business realities. However, the silk business did survive and thrive in Northampton and was led by many of the same progressive abolitionist folks who were members of the Association. Park Street Cemetery is a small place that tells a big story in the history of diversity in America. Note: There is a very striking statue of Sojourner Truth just down the street from the cemetery. The area was not called Florence until the 1850s when the silk industry had become commercially established. - Kevin M.

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(CPTV - Hartford, CT) You should look at Hope Cemetery in Barre VT. They have outstanding monuments and mausoleums. Since they are surrounded by quarries it was only natural for masonry immigrants to create stunning works of art. - Wendy P.

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(WLVT - Allentown, PA) On a Road Scholar program in Vermont I visited a wonderful cemetery in Barre Vermont. The cemetery is filled with sculpted tombstones and statuary carved by Italian artisans who emigrated there,. Our guide to the cemetery was one of the last artisans. - Harry H.

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(KQED - San Francisco, CA) Bermuda has a fascinating cemetery in a beautiful spot and holds pirates from the 1700s and all sorts of other interesting folks. Great show, thank you!! - Celeste D.

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(CPTV - Hartford, CT) The Clover Adams memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery has to be one of the most haunting images in the US. It was done by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. - Tom T.

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(CPTV - Hartford, CT) Wonderful show this evening on Greenwood cemetery! Don’t forget all the jazz greats and many others at Bronx’ Woodlawn Cemetery! - Linda T.

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(WPSU - Clearfield, PA) Congratulations on your new show. It was fascinating!
I am on the small side in my great interest in small and forgotten cemeteries. I would love to hear your thoughts on these. Trough Creek State Park in Huntingdon County, Pa. Is a perfect example. 97 + plain slate markers including about 1/2 dozen mostly readable but one is very strange.Early 1800's and about 1/4. m. from an old iron forge. This cemetery was vandalized recently and an investigation is on. See the Huntingdon Daily News for more details. - Gail R.

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(WHYY Philadelphia) I just caught the first episode of your show last night and loved it. (also) Loved the Highgate episode. As a bona fide taphophile, I am so happy to see historic cemeteries become the topic of a TV series. I have been a tour guide and volunteer at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia for over 25 years. Founded in 1836, we are the second oldest garden/rural cemetery in the U.S., filled with historic figures and magnificent monuments. With our sister cemetery West Laurel Hill, we are also a certified Level II Arboretum; the two cemeteries combined are home to seven State Champion trees. Hope you find your way to Philly soon -- we've got great boneyards here! - Thomas K.

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(Montana PBS) Love your show very educational. We often wonder who are these people in monuments small or large. Thank you. - John Mike O.

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(WOSU Columbus, OH) I just stumbled upon your first episode of the first season. As a great connoisseur of cemeteries for many years, I often have picnics in them and appreciate them as the last great urban parks in so many of our metropolitan areas. One of my favorites of course is St. Bonaventure, Savannah, Georgia, especially in the spring when the rhododendrons and the azaleas are in high bloom. I love the gothic statuary of life-sized marbled maidens languishing in grief as well as the childrens' garden blooming with marble cherubs. Other favorites include Lakeside Cemetery in Cleveland, the Cincinnati, PH cemetery you are profiling, and Greenlawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, all for a variety of wonderful burials, statuary and gardens. But I do believe my favorite gravestone marker has to be the one on a Key West cemetery stone: "I told you I was sick." Many thanks for the great work. I'll be tuning in. - Patrice R.

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(KQED - San Francisco, CA) Dear Mr. Mighty, I love your show. I am recently widowed and my husband rests in a beautiful columbarium, Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, Ca. The current building was designed by architect Julia Morgan and many famous and fabulous people, including my late beloved (he's the latter) are buried there. Lots of athletes and Johnny Lee Hooker. It would be great to see you do a show on it. - Edris C-A.

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Wonderful show. History buff. Thanks. - Cheryl K.

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I enjoyed your program last night about a cemetery of which I was unaware. In my opinion, the world's greatest cemetery is Recoleta (Cementerio de la Recolecion in Sp.), a 14 acre necropolis in the Recoleta Barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, established in 1819. Here, the question is, how much bigger is this mausoleum than the last one? There are a few ground level tabletop tombstones, some inscribed in English. Some of the mausoleums are not in good condition. One had a metal turbine on top, whirling away in the steady breeze to let out the hot air! It was so tacky & out of place. Here, you learn who the movers & shakers of Argentina are, as well as "the" club, the English named Jockey Club, to belong to in Buenos Aires. Juan Peron is not buried here, but his wife Eva, who came from a poor family, is. Like Geraldo/Gerardo has already mentioned, I can also recommend the Municipal Punta Arenas Cemetery in the far south of Chile, but it does not equal Recoleta. It does have a massive onion domed mausoleum to the Lithuanian immigrant, Sarah Braun, that really stands out. - Wayne R.

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(KQED - San Francisco, CA) Hola Roberto!. Our cemetery here is in the very nice Piedmont neighborhood- think Park Slope. We have some very beautiful spaces for the crypts- much designed by Julia Morgan and her lady friends. Not to mention the occupants.  We are also a short walk from Black Panther party origins and have Lil Bobby Hutton here.  Let me know if you want to see. Break a leg! Kat E.

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Can you tell me if it is possible to purchase a DVD worlds greatest cemeteries Mount Auburn episode on DVD that was shown on PBS October 11, 2021 I would be very interested in purchasing the DVD if it's possible kindest regards Lloyd (last name). If anyone needs to contact me by phone I can be reached at (phone number) thanks again! - Lloyd C.

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(CPTV - Hartford, CT) I have sleep issues; however, when I awake in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep I turn on CPTV and often find a great program to watch. Tonight at 2:30am I watched the first episode of "Cemeteries" and can't wait to see the next episode. Please put me on your list of reminders. - Lloyd C.

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You should check out Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana - Jeremy W.

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My favorite cemetery...located in Columbia, SC. My grandfather happens to be buried there, but the history of it is quite beautiful. It is a Black cemetery. Please google...you'll be happy you did. Eight Reconstruction Era legislators are buried there. It is a beautiful place. I just learned about this series in the October Mount Auburn Cemetery newsletter. It's a little unclear when it will be available on public television in Boston. Can you point me to that information? Ayanna S.

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Please do not forget the hauntingly beautiful New Orleans Cemeteries! So much history, character, and fascinating architecture; and a very interesting cast of characters buried within! - Kelly

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(PCPTV) Mr. Mighty .... I am just fascinated by your show about cemeteries. I have long been a cemetery admirer and love searching for the graves of famous people. I must tell you about an experience I had several years ago. I drove to a town called Wallkill, NY, every day for 4 years because I was a school bus driver, there. I used to pass this little cemetery at the corner of Rte 208 and Rte 300 just as I entered Wallkill from the north east. It's across the street from a bar/restaurant called "Elsie's", which is because Wallkill is the home of the Borden Dairies which had Elsie the cow as their symbol!! This site is very small, maybe 40 feet by 30 feet and I noticed there was a bronze marker at the site. I made up my mind that I had to find out what it said. So one day on my way home, I pulled off the side of the road and read the plaque. I was moved to chills when I read what it said. It said this little cemetery was a former slave cemetery. It gave me chills as I stood among the very small number of graves. Mind you -- not 5 miles from this spot there is a very large old cemetery south of Walkill in Walden, NY. So it hit me that these poor souls must have had to be buried here because they weren't allowed to be buried in that cemetery (https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1612367/wallkill-valley-cemetery). I would love to know more about the history of this cemetery and those who are buried there. As I stood there, I prayed for these poor people and I teared up. Incidentally, I'm a 68 year old white guy whose great grandfather fought for the north in the Civil War and that made me a Civil Warn history nut. So whenever I come across something concerning slaves, it gives me a special feeling of sadness.
I just want to thank you for hosting this marvelous show. You are the perfect host for the show and your passion for it makes it even more special. Thank you for doing it and keep up the great work! - Neal R.

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(WHA - Madison, WI) I have enjoyed your show every much and looked forward to the episode about Spring Grove. Back in the 1990s I was researching my family history and visited a cousin who had the family Bible from my grandmother's family. Looking through that Bible, a newspaper clipping fell out that was the obituary of Nicholas W. Thomas. None of us knew who he was, but the obit said he had been the mayor of Cincinnati, a Quaker, gave all his salary to charity, was buried in Spring Grove and his daughter was Mrs.
William C. Neff. We knew that one of our ancestors had married "A Quakeress" and I suspected she was related to him. After some research in the Quaker records at the Philadelphia Historical Society, I learned that my ancestor was the sister of Nicholas Thomas. On a trip to Cincinnati, I looked up Spring Grove in the phone book (not confident I would find a listing) and was happy to learn they had an office which could show me where Nicholas Thomas and William C. Neff were buried. When I got there I was amazed at what I saw. In the office, I overheard the woman helping me say to her colleague, “He’s related to the Neffs,” so I thought I was in for something good. I first visited the Thomas lot and felt like I was in a beautiful park, not a cemetery. However, the Neff lot was beyond belief: It has the largest and tallest obelisk I had ever seen! Through more research, I learned that Nicholas Thomas and his brothers controlled the pork industry in Cincinnati and were very wealthy. My ancestor, the only sister married a Methodist who was a circuit rider for the church in Indiana and lived a simple, humble life. I've visited a lot of cemeteries, but Spring Grove left the biggest impression. Prior to Spring Grove, the Thomas clan was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia which is a close second for me.