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Cemeteries may hold the dead. But they're often reflections of the living. As Benjamin Franklin put it, "Show me your cemetery and I'll tell you who you are." (MPR Photo / Nikki Tundel)
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Graveyard shifts
May 21, 2007
They've been called cities of the silent. But cemeteries actually tell us a lot about society.
St. Paul, Minn. — In some ways, wandering through a cemetery is like walking along a timeline.
Cemeteries evolved dramatically throughout history. And changes in graveyards often reflected changes in society.
Reporter Nikki Tundel explores the origins of our modern day resting places and takes a tour of a St. Paul cemetery to find out what it says about the city.
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- Graveyard shifts (feature audio)
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- Tombstone tour guide
- Matters of life and death
- Stories in stone
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