Sally Asher

Historic illustration of All Saints’ Day in New Orleans showing people decorating above-ground cemetery tombs with flowers and wreaths. Visitors gather throughout the cemetery, with ladders leaning against the tombs as people clean and adorn the burial sites.

Preservation in Print

How New Orleans Celebrates All Saints’ Day

In the early 19th century, New Orleanians woke up early on the first day of November to honor a singularly …

Greenwood Cemetery seen at dusk

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Greenwood Cemetery: Monuments to History

On the morning of Sept. 11, 1871, the sexton of Greenwood Cemetery entered the cemetery to find an unusual gathering. …