Mountain Grove Cemetery

Phineas Taylor Barnum, or better known as "P. T." Barnum, described as a “jack of all trades” is an understatement. As a self-made businessman (or scammer), showman (or humbug), newspaper editor (or libeler), he lived a life of exhausted passion and success. He tells his own story in his autobiography, The Life of P.T. Barnum of living in 19th century America. P.T. Barnum’s optimistic and exuberant charisma certainly helped him make a profit, yet that alone did not gain him the title of a world-renowned showman. Barnum’s wildly successful business endeavors ultimately came from his genius (and possibly bizarre) advertising techniques, whether good or bad. Barnum used any means possible to get seats filled, even if the advertising he used called to debunk his own acts. His thrilling tactics of getting crowds to line up to witness his tawdry yet remarkable displays shook the world, and the cause of his success. The use of his advertising was vital to his many triumphs, including Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, and Joice Heth. Barnum noted the influence of advertising and said that “some say, ‘they cannot afford to advertise;’ they mistake they cannot afford to not advertise,” a true testament to his capabilities (396). Starting in the year 1836, Barnum stumbled upon one of his first attractions. Joice Heth claimed her age was 161 and the nurse for the war hero and first president of the U.S., George Washington. Although Heth was blind and almost paralyzed, Barnum saw opportunity knock…

Charles Stratton P. T. Barnum discovered Charles Stratton in 1842 at the age of four. Soon after, Barnum transformed Stratton into General Tom Thumb, one of the most significant freak show performers of all time. At an early age Stratton was trained to sing, dance, and imitate famous celebrities worldwide. As discussed in the lecture, under the guidance of Barnum, Tom Thumb performed around the world as well as at the American Museum, becoming the most famous dwarf of all time. P. T. Barnum was…

These past two years, we have been privileged to see God work to bring about healing and transformation in very tangible ways in the lives of those who have made up our little church called The Grove. We have also sensed He has been bringing this season to an end. After several months of discernment and time listening for what God might desire to speak through those who make up this body of Christ, we have come to the hard decision of closing The Grove. We have peace about this decision, but…

clothes for a living. She spent almost nothing, and when she counted her money after decades of saving; it totaled to more than $150,000. She claims it was ‘’more than [she] could ever use’’ (105). Instead of using the money for extravagant things the amount could buy during this time period, she donated it to a local college, for students of the same race as her, in hopes that one day she could help someone get an education that struggled in the ways she did. Similarly, the struggle of money…

A group of people that inhabited much of Great Britain regions of what is now France, Belgium and the Netherlands, the Anglo-Saxons were a group of people from Germanic tribes that took control from the 5th century to about the 8th century. Their culture survives in many regions today and they are associated with the re-establishment of Christianity in Europe. Emerging from medieval Europe during the end of roman rule, the massive migration of the Celts, Picts, and Scots from the North allow…

chamber burial (O’Brien, 2008). They analyzed various burial grounds to compare the ritualistic aspects in Barleston Staffordshire, Oxton Nottinghamshire. Benty Grange Derbyshire, Lowbury Hill, Aston Upthorpe, and Oxfordshire (O’Brien, 2008). The article inspects the status of the remains based on the artifacts found such as the armory in the burials with the Anglo Saxon Christian beliefs (O’Brien, 2008). This article can help elevate the argument in analysis of the structure of the burials. It…

Career and College Research paper A Funeral director, known as a Mortician, is a highly respected job. The job, itself, is a fairly simple one. You pick up and prepare corpses as instructed by the family of the deceased, and set up the paperwork for the funeral. Most funeral homes are family owned as a common practice, where multiple family members work together, each in individual fields. Sadly, this kind of job does not come easy, the schooling and education requirements alone are enough to…

Mead, accompanied Charles Bellamy when he “motored” to New Glasgow where they met Mrs Bellamy who had “been receiving medical treatment” in Halifax. Not only was Charles Bellamy superintendent at the Hazel Hill cable office, but he and his wife Annie may have been close friends of the Dunnings. The Bellamies’ plots lie be-side the Dunnings’ in the cemetery of All Saints Anglican Church in Can-so. In 1939, the Second World War broke out in Europe. John had re-tired by this time. William joined…

It was a frigid Halloween evening, and we were standing in line for the Ruby Falls Haunted Caverns. There were people standing in front of us, behind us, and beside us because of the way the line was setup. Most people stayed in their own groups, huddled together for warmth. The line was right beside the road/parking lot where cars kept searching for spots to park in. To the right of us was a rocky face leading to a dark, concealed forest. Hunter and I sat on a rock about halfway there. Hunter…

different individuals were found on Otzi’s body and belongings. Although Ötzi's find site drains to the Austrian side, surveys in October 1991 showed that the body had been relocated 92.56 meters inside Italian territory as delineated in 1919. The province of South Tyrol therefore claimed property rights, but agreed to let Innsbruck University finish its scientific examinations. The second piece of physical evidence from ancient civilization I want to talk about is the Gobekli carved stele.…