Famous grave tours

Dolly Parton died on August 25, 2026, at age 80. She was known as a prolific and skilled songwriter throughout her career where writing was actually the foundation of her success before she became a performer. Dolly wrote “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene” and co-wrote thousands of songs over her career, spanning country, […]

While in New York City I visited both Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx and Trinity Church Cemetery and discovered the graves of two prominent New York businessmen, Isidor Straus, co-owner of Macy’s Department Stores, and John Jacob Astor IV, real estate tycoon, who both perished on the Titanic on April 15, 1912. As the story […]

On my walk at historic Necropolis Cemetery in Toronto, I visited the grave of Canadian actor, Tom Kneebone. Born in New Zealand, Kneebone received his theatrical training at the Bristol Old Vic. In 1959, he toured North America with the London Old Vic Company and left to immigrate to Canada where he joined both the […]

On my visit to York Cemetery in Toronto, I discovered the grave of corporate lawyer, partner, and great legal mind, Garry Hoy, who fell to his death on July 9, 1993, from the 24th floor of his office building trying to demonstrate the strength of his office windows. The 38-year-old lawyer with the law firm […]