Last Rites
Nov 29 2011 - 6:57pm
For the final story in our series, "Last Rites: Death and Remembrance in Maryland," we turn to Annapolis, and wind back the clock two-and-a-half centuries. That was when Jonas Green was the official printer of the colony of Maryland. Much has been written about him and his work -- but only recently has anyone given any attention to his wife, Anna Catherine Green, who became one of the first women printer-publishers in colonial America. WYPR’s Sam Greenspan brings us this story as told to him by an archeologist, a descendant and some local history buffs.
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Nov 22 2011 - 8:10pm
Sixty-six years after the end of World War II, there are still families who don’t really know what happened to their loved ones in the Holocaust. That’s where the national Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Center comes in. WYPR’s Sarah Richards reports in this installment of our series, “Last Rites: Death & Remembrance In Maryland.”
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Nov 18 2011 - 9:44am
In Baltimore, street memorials to the dead are a common sight, despite a state law banning them, which passed in 2008. They memorialize the victims of gang violence, street crime and traffic accidents. In almost all cases, the victims are young. In this installment of our series, “Last Rites: Death & Remembrance In Maryland,” WYPR’s Sunni Khalid reports on a new generation gap involving mourning rituals.
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Nov 16 2011 - 7:00am
This month, we’re looking at some of the customs and traditions in Maryland that have to do with how we remember those who’ve died In today’s installment of “Last Rites: Death & Remembrance in Maryland,” WYPR’s Sunni Khalid reports on the history of African-American funeral homes in Baltimore.
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Nov 8 2011 - 6:50pm
Cemeteries are supposed to be inviolate places. They are set aside as hallowed ground. Places for grieving and remembering and honoring. Such a place was the Laboring Sons Cemetery in Frederick – until the city changed its name and tore down the headstones to make way for a playground. WYPR’s Fraser Smith reports in this installment of our series, “Last Rites: Death & Remembrance In Maryland.”
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Nov 2 2011 - 4:40pm
November is American Indian Month in Maryland. And yet, Maryland is one of the last states on the Eastern Seaboard to not have formally recognized a single American Indian tribe. WYPR’s Mary Rose Madden has the story, which is related to our series, “Last Rites: Death & Remembrance in Maryland.”
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Nov 1 2011 - 4:54pm
This month, WYPR is airing a series called “Last Rites: Death and Remembrance in Maryland”. We’re starting our series today, on All Souls Day, traditionally a day to remember family and friends who’ve passed away. In Mexico, it’s the Day of the Dead. In a few days, members of the Piscataway Indian Nation will celebrate an ancient burial practice in contemporary fashion. The Feast of the Dead will bring hundreds of people to Accokeek, Maryland. They’ll gather in prayer on what they consider Holy Land. WYPR’s Mary Rose Madden’s report begins our series.
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