Gravecast Library
Books are an essential asset to anyone who is interested in grave hunting. Used primarily in the field for gravesite identification purposes, they’re also used for research, and other things a grave hunter would use them for. Below is a list of what I have in my grave hunting library. Keep in mind, what’s included in my library, may not be what’s included in your collection. However the below list should give you a general idea of what grave hunting/cemetery, celebrity death/thanatology, and/or paranormal ghost hunting books are available.
I try to update the following list as often as I can. I’m crazy about books related to things that interest me, so I try to stay up to date on recently published, and books in the process of being published on grave hunting, cemeteries, paranormal ghost hunting, and things of that sort.
Also worth mentioning, to help diversify things on The Gravecast Blog. I’ve included some books on the list which I have in my library, related to celebrity death, & thanatology. I’m going to also be including books related to the topic of paranormal research in the form of ghost hunting. I just have to build up a collection of ghost hunting related books before I start adding them to the list.
Grave Hunting Books:
1. Where Are They Buried? How Did they Die? Revised & Updated Ed by Tod Benoit
2. The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians by Scott Stanton
3. Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites by Brian Lamb
4. Project Remember: A National Index of Gravesites of Notable Americans by Arthur S. Koykka
5. Detroit’s Mt. Elliott Cemetery by Cecile W. Jensen
6. Detroit’s Woodlawn Cemetery by A. Dale Northup
7. A History of Mt. Elliott Cemetery by Unknown Author
8. Hollywood Remains to Be Seen by Mark J. Masek
9. Laid to Rest in California A Guide to The Cemeteries And Grave Sites of The Rich And Famous by Patricia and Jonathan Brooks
10. Generals At Rest: The Grave Sites of the 425 Official Confederate Generals by Richard & James Owen
11. Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery by Michael S. Franck
12. Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries by Matt Hucke & Ursula Bielski
13. A Walk Through Graceland Cemetery by Barbara Lanctot I picked this one up at the cemetery office the cemetery is in Chicago.
14. Mount Carmel & Queen of Heaven Cemeteries by Jenny Floro-Khalaf & Cynthia Savaglio
15. Detroit’s Woodmere Cemetery by Gail D. Herschenzon
16. Detroit’s Mount Olivet Cemetery by Cecile W. Jensen
17. The Stars of Hollywood Forever by Tony L. Scott
18. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory by Allen R. Ellenberger
19. Where The Bodies Are: Final Visits to The Rich, Famous, & Interesting by Patricia Brooks
20. Stairway to Heaven: The Final Resting Places of Rocks Legends by J.D. Reed & Maddy Miller
21. LA’s Graveside Companion: Where The V.I.P’s R.I.P. by Steve Goldstein
22. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of over 10,000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson
23. Permanently New Yorkers: The Final Digs Of The Notable & Notorious by Patricia Brooks
24. Final Resting Places: Orange County’s Dead & Famous by Michael Thomas Barry
25. The Gravesites Of The Civil War Generals: Confederate, Union, & Brevetted Generals Final Resting Places by Ethan F. Bishop
26. Forever L.A.: A Field Guide to Los Angeles Area Cemeteries & Their Residents by Douglas Keister
27. Stories In Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism & Iconography by Douglas Keister
28. Forever Dixie: A Field Guide to Southern Cemeteries & Their Residents by Douglas Keister
29. Fade To Black: Graveside Memories of Hollywood Greats 1927-1950 by Michael Barry
30. Final Curtain: Deaths of Noted Movie And Television Personalities 9th Ed by Everett Jarvis & Lois Johe
31. The Official Walking Directory of Hollywood Forever by The staff I’d presume of Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, California. I picked up this book at the cemetery when I went on a gravecation to Los Angeles.
32. Hollywood Forever Cemetery: The Unauthorized Guide e-book by Mark Masek
33. Forest Lawn Memorial Park: The Unauthorized Guide e-book by Mark Masek
34. Distinguished Residents of Hillside Memorial Park FREE e-book by The Staff of Hillside Memorial Park
35. Stories in Stone New York: A Field Guide to New York City Area Cemeteries & Their Residents by Douglas Keister
36. The Cemetery Book: Graveyards, Catacombs, And Other Travel Haunts Around The World by Thomas Weil
37. Cleveland Cemeteries: Stones, Symbols, & Stories by Vicki Blum Vigil
38. Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones Symbols, & Stories by Vicki Blum Vigil
39. The American Resting Place: Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries And Burial Grounds by Marilyn Yalom
Paranormal Ghost Hunting Books:
1. The Ghost Hunters Field Guide: Over 1000 Haunted Places You Can Experience Rich Newman
2. How To Hunt Ghosts: A Practical Guide by Joshua P. Warren
Celebrity Death & Thanatology Related Books:
1. The Hollywood Book of Death by James Parrish
2. Death Certificate Of The Rich & Famous by Gerard H. Reinert
3. Celebrity Death Certificates Vol. 1, 2, 3 by M.F. Steen
4. Funeral Customs by Bertram S. Puckle
5. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
The book list I’ve compiled above is by all means not complete. Obtaining the books, is an ongoing work in progress for my library collection. The list should give you a general idea of whats available. So you can start your own Grave Hunting, Cemetery, Paranormal & Celebrity Death library collection geared towards your geographic region, and interests.
Josh
