Let’s start at the beginning–shall we?😂 When I was nineteen, I fell in love with the Scottish heritage I inherited from my Paternal Grandmother, who was a very proud descendant of the Graham Clan. Around the same time, I also fell in love with the Outlander books and TV show, which revolve around Scottish…
12: Tardar Sauce The Internet’s Most Famous Cat Born: 4 April 2012, Morristown, Arizona, United States of America Died: 14 May 2019, Morristown, Arizona, United States of America Also Known As: Grumpy Cat Tardar Sauce climbed to internet fame in 2012 when her image went viral for the first time. In the beginning, people claimed…
Since I was seven or eight years old, I have been fascinated by all things history. Luckily in my (now almost twenty-four) years of living, I have managed to visit some pretty interesting places and learn lots of local history. Here are some of my adventures I’ve had along the way. 2007-Visiting Sentimental Journey at…
1166: Ethel Robertson Macia The First Lady of Tombstone, Arizona Born: 16 August 1881, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, USA (Present-day Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America) Died: 6 August 1964, Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America Ethel was the oldest of five children. Sadly, her mother died when Ethel was fourteen, soon after giving birth to…
In July of 2022, my boyfriend and I planned a trip up to the White Mountains to take a well-deserved vacation. On the way, I asked if we could stop off at Pinal Cemetery (not to be confused with Historic Pinal Cemetery, which I previously visited and covered in a different blog post!) So, why…
Tucked away from the road within Grand Canyon National Park is a small, tranquil graveyard that is open to the public, despite what Google will have you believe. When my mother and I arrived at the park entrance today, we asked the ranger if the Pioneer Cemetery was in fact open to the public. The…
Ah Boothill, the most famous of Arizona’s “Wild West Cemeteries.” Boothill claims that title for various reasons, including its proximity to Tombstone, arguably Arizona’s most famous “Wild West Town”, as well as the fact that many well known individuals are buried within the confines of Boothill Graveyard itself. My family (and by family this time…
Over the Christmas 2020 weekend, I hit the road once again, this time with my mom, dad, and brother with me. Okay, to be fair, my dad drove while he and my brother took my mom and I out to the Historic Pinal Cemetery. This graveyard is located about forty miles from our house, just…
Mary on Her Wedding Day 990: Mary Page Handy Her Husband is Remembered for Being the First Chancellor of the University of Arizona—Even Though He Also Horrifically Abused Her and Tried to Ruin Her Life Born: c.1860-1861, Tucson, New Mexico Territory, (Present-day Tucson, Arizona, United States of America)* Died: 1893, Tucson, Arizona Territory (Present-day Tucson,…
In October of 2020, I casually purchased a copy of Graveyards of the Wild West: Arizona by Heather L Moulton and Susan Tatterson from my local Barnes and Noble. After thumbing through the book, my mother and I decided it would be fun to take several road trips around our state to visit these Old…