What they've said about the Political Graveyard

Accurate 82 Amazing 40,65,88,97,104,107,127,141 Ambitious 122 Amusing 44,86 Award-winning 41,118,128,140 Bizarre 130 Complete 40 Comprehensive 84,88,128,139 Cool 8,21,37 Creative 96 Cross-referenced 102,124 Curious 138 Dark 117 Delightful 22,101 Detailed 97,126,130,132 Dizzying 71 Easy 124,127,132 Educational 28,132 Encyclopedic 45,78 Enjoyable 25,128 Enormous 27 Entertaining 79,106,141 Esoteric 137 Excellent 38,59,72,87,94,131 Exhaustive 112 Extended 89 Extensive 85,103,104,132 Fascinating 9,39,50,97,124,133 Fun 5,19,35,69,73,74,84,90 Funny 31 Good 113 Great 6,10,13,26,36,63,73,82 Helpful 26,110 Huge 34,52,67 Humorous 55,111 Impressive 112,120 Incomplete 121 Incredible 42,48,61,100,140 Indexed 102,130 Informative 19,64,84,86,106 Interesting 4,7,32,47,60,62,67,75,96 Inventive 126 Large 121 Massive 77,125 Morbid 24,54,75,84,120,130 Must-see 1,100 Neat 12 Nice 3,127 Obscure 71 Odd 67,70,83,92 Off-the-wall 139 Offbeat 29,137 Organized 85,112,126,127,128 Practical 137 Quirky 86,137 Recommended 46 Remarkable 46 Rewarding 130 Rich 102 Ridiculous 109 Strange 120 Stunning 140 Surprising 136 Thorough 58,95 Ultimate 83,106 Unbelievable 2,49,64,65,103 Unbiased 133 Unique 17,23,62,114 Unusual 28,103,136 Useful 31,80,85,93,95,99 Useless 5,84 Valuable 55,121,133 Vast 60 Voluminous 108 Wacky 76 Weird 56,79,124,138 Well-done 123 Wonderful 138 Wondrous 81

• "MUST SEE!"
  America Held Captive

• "Unbelievable!"
  Toni Gunther, Wyandotte County, Kansas web site.

• "Nice website!"
  Elizabeth Ross, Gates County NCGenWeb

• "Interesting Site!"
  Veronica Davis, afrigeneas@msstate.edu, African Anc

• "Useless but fun."
  Genealogy Castle Virginia Link

• "A great site!!!!!"
  Eddy Duvall.

• "Very interesting!"
  Hugh Stephens Library, Stephens College

• "This is very cool."
  Jim Craig, Rhode Island Genealogy

• "A fascinating site!"
  William Carney, The Brickmason's Sons

• "Great resource, use it!"
  Paul Falduto, Ebay seller of political memorabilia

• "Surely a labor of love."
  Jon Harrison, Michigan State University Library

• "All kinds of neat stuff."
  John Potter

• "Great site for travellers!"
  Southtowns Electronic Network

• "One of my favorite places."
  James Elbrecht, GEN-NYS-L

• "A little window on the past."
  University of Tennessee at Knoxville Library

• "I like the focus of this site."
  Dick Grogan, Death & Dying Page.

• "Now here's a unique concept."
  Murray Lundberg, The Mining Co.

• "Who sits around thinking this up?"
  Ben of Ben's Place

• "This site is fun -- and informative."
  Wilton Library Association

• "A site for the People with no lives..."
  Steve C. Fang

• "A cool site, especially for political junkies."
  Rightguide.com

• "The always delightful Political Graveyard site."
  Jacob Wiesberg, Slate.

• "Unique site that tells where the bodies are buried."
  Federal Gateway to the U.S. Congress

• "Perhaps this will pique your rather morbid curiosity."
  Robin Ballarin, government teacher, West Hills High School, Santee CA.

• "You might enjoy a visit some dark and stormy night."
  Cheryl Singhal, Hampshire County, W.Va. GenWeb page.

• "A really great site to help in doing political research."
  Norman Riggs, Westside Antiques and Collectibles

• "The Political Graveyard (Enormous Political Database)."
  Citing Great Sites, Dewey (Okla.) Public Schools

• "An unusual site, but very educational and worth a visit."
  Kent Peterson, Kent's Genealogy Trading Post

• "A slightly off-beat site if you have politicians in the family."
  Montgomery County, Pa. GenWeb page

• "Everything you ever wanted to know about dead politicians."
  Brain Candy epitaph page.

• "Funny, and useful, obits of politicians, famous and infamous."
  CounterPunch.

• "The Political Graveyard -- where lies much interesting history!"
  Debbie Twyman and Craig Whitney, American Citizen.

• "At last! Someone who knows where all the bodies are buried."
  Sunni Bloyd, Kings County CAGenWeb page

• "Huge database of deceased politicians with burial information."
  People's Portrtal (michaelmiller.com)

• "A fun place to see where your favorite dead politician is buried."
  EXPEDITION's Home Page

• "This is a great site, whether your ancestors were politicians or not."
  Online Missouri Death Index

• "Want to make sure a politician is dead? Check here!! Very cool site!"
  Karen McHale, Hollywood Underground

• "This is an excellent source for finding historical data on state politicians."
  Mekulius.com

• "This is one of the most fascinating web pages that we have come across."
  Minisink Valley Historical Society

• "An amazingly complete record of the births & deaths of American politicians."
  Laurie D. T. Mann, Dead People Server

• "A site which has won more awards than City of the Silent and deservedly so."
  Joel Gazis-Sax, City of the Silent

• "Larry Kestenbaum's incredible site with more politicians than you ever imagined."
  The Sepulcher cemetery links

• "If you think the only good politician is a dead one, go here; if not, go here too."
  Goodman Bones

• "A somewhat amusing site that lists in detail where American politicians are buried."
  DeVry Institute Library, North Brunswick, N.J.

• "An encyclopedic reference of graves of politicians from Presidents down to Mayors."
  Bart Barker, Dead Presidents Collection

• "Remarkable biographical guide to 81,000 politicians, living and dead. Recommended."
  Richard Jensen, University of Illinois at Chicago

• "A very interesting concept; identifies burial places of local, state, and federal officials."
  Billie R. McNamara, Clarion County Genealogy

• "An incredible database of historic cemeteries featuring the locations of dead Politicians."
  Danse Macabre gift shop

• "This page really knows where all the bodies are buried. You have to see it to believe it!"
  Connecticut YMCA Youth and Government

• "Information on over 50,000 politicians, living and dead. Fascinating for the history buff."
  Steve McKee, advertising executive

• "Whether you are interested in history or trivia you'll find it and find it and find it here."
  The Education Index

• "For a huge resource in cemetery information and related links, try The Political Graveyard."
  Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc.

• "If you have a politician in your family tree and he's buried in Louisiana,you'll find him here!"
  American Local History Network: Louisiana

• "Prefer your politicians dead? If so, mine this wealth of morbid info on solons from the past."
  Johnnycakes at Yahoo.

• "You can't help but appreciate this sense of humor, and it may even have actual genealogical value."
  Arizona Chapter Financial Executives Institute

• "For something pretty weird, try the Political Graveyard to see where all the Dead Presidents are...."
  Metanoia (ellipsis in original)

• "Where is your favorite dead politician buried? Weren't you just wondering about that? Wonder no more!"
  Dr. Mojo

• "A very thorough examination of all past and present United States politicians who have met their maker."
  Grave Expectations celebrity death pool

• "Excellent site! Burial sites and biographical history of the country's politicians. Many Bartletts mentioned."
  Bartlett Family Research Links.

• "Geneological information on a vast number of significant historical figures. Interesting trivia on politicians."
  Kevin Black, Elk City High School AP Government and Politics.

• "This site is incredible! Lawrence Kestenbaum takes you into a world of politics like ....you've never known."
  Island Heights online community (ellipsis in original)

• "This site provides a unique and interesting look at American political history from the 1700's to the 1990's."
  Howard B. Fedrick, King's College Department of History

• "The Political Graveyard is a work in progress, but is a great site for family if your ancestors were politicians."
  Putnam County MOGenWeb site

• "How they died. Where they died. Where they are buried. The Political Graveyard is an unbelievably informative site."
  Oz's Kingdom

• "Unbelievable database of major and minor politicians categorized by name, religious persuasion, etc. An amazing site!"
  Hoffmeir Publishing Company.

• "Democrats and Republicans, dead and buried. Need a map to their new homes? Includes cemetaries ranked by volume."
  Mr. Media

• "This site has a huge list of where American politicians are buried and what they died from. Very interesting, but odd."
  Timothy S. Rich, Rich International.

• "What better way to celebrate an election-year Halloween than by taking a cyber-stroll through the Political Graveyard?"
  Washington Post

• "Lawrence Kestenbaum and Paul Haas invite the world to look up their favorite dead female politician through this fun site."
  Women's Participation in U.S. Politics

• "Odd bits of information about presidents and members of Congress who have moved on to that great campaign trail in the sky."
  Ellen Chamberlain, University of South Carolina Beaufort

• "This dossier on dead politicians provides a dizzying amount of obscure information about our country's political predecessors."
  Massena Public Library, Massena, N.Y.

• "The excellent web site called 'The Political Graveyard' ... is one of the best sites I have ever seen for obituary-related information."
  David Carson, alt.obituaries, March 20, 2000.

• "Ever wonder how many US politicians died of cholera, or in gun accidents? And just who is buried in Grant's tomb? Great, fun site."
  Tendinitis Archive

• "Discover where any politician you can think of, including [Confederate States], is buried. The most fun you will ever have in a graveyard."
  The Confederate Site of America genealogy links

• "A morbid but interesting site that gives short biographies of deceased Nebraska politicians and tells you where to find their burial places."
  Nebraska Political Digest.

• "Do you have a past political hero? Perhaps a politico you despised? Find out where their bodies rest at this wacky website! Pay a visit, even."
  The American Cynic

• "Massive database searchable and sortable by name, date, race, religion, awards received, scandals, wars, diseases, place of death, you name it."
  Josh Karpf, What's Fun on the Web

• "Lawrence Kestenbaum has compiled The Political Graveyard, an encyclopedic reference of graves of politicians from Presidents down to Mayors."
  Bart Barker

• "This is a site that's guaranteed to to make you smile. It's got to be the wierdest site yet ... more entertaining than a train load of dead lawyers!"
  The Infamous They, on annoy.com.

• "If you have anyone in your family tree that was involved with politics on more than just a local level, check this site out -- tons of useful tidbits."
  Cowboy Johnny

• "Here you'll find politicians from Aandahl (North Dakota governor and congressman) to Zywicki (Michigan candidate for state office). A wondrous site to behold!"
  Famous Birthdays web site

• "This site is great. If you ever wanted to know where your favorite politician was buried or maybe who really is buried in Grant's tomb, this site is deadly accurate."
  Jerry's Picks, at the Flaming Ass hot chili sauce company.

• "Really odd, but if you need to know where politicians are buried...and why...and when...and what they did to get that way, here's the place. It's the ultimate in history."
  White Elk in Chattanooga, Tenn. (ellipses in original)

• "Call it fun, informative, useless, or morbid, but you can't say it isn't comprehensive. They have brief biographical info and burial locations for over 55,000 US politicians!"
  James R. Whitson, PresidentElect.org

• "Extensive information about the final resting places of presidents, politicians, diplomats, and leaders. Well organized and extremely useful (if you follow this sort of thing)."
  Neal and Julie Ziring

• "Quirky site concerned with burial places of dead U.S. politicians, giving thumbnail biography of each. Well researched and oddly informative. We were amused...and informed."
  Cordell Hull Museum (ellipsis in original)

• "Lawrence Kestenbaum has put together an excellent web-site called The Political Graveyard. It is a page with plans of expansion, one which you will want to check out often."
  Schoharie County, N.Y. GenWeb

• "Wondering where your favorite head of state is interred? He or she will be easy to find in this amazingly comprehensive reference to American politicians' final resting places."
  Marty McKee, WKIO Radio

• "Politicians. You love them, or you hate them. This web site tells where the dead ones are buried. Find places, people, and dates in this extended database of historic cemeteries."
  The Weird Site.

• "Great fun in a so-called Election Year, this is a resource site for the burial sites of dead politicians. The home page claims to have info on 53,115 politicians, judges and diplomats."
  Computer Times, December 2000.

• "Larry Kestenbaum has undertaken the immense labor of indexing the burial details of virtually every politician of national importance. Searchable by name, office, location, cause of death..."
  Matt Hucke, Graveyards of Chicago

• "What a very odd place. Want to see where your favorite politician is buried? Interested in politicians who died of liver disease, or a stroke? Those who died in captivity, or aboard a rail car?"
  Review on Callahan's Saloon

• "I don't think enough can be said about the usefulness of Lawrence Kestenbaum's Political Graveyard. If you want a starting point to determine the potential of a cemetery, the Political Graveyard is it."
  Barry E. Smith, on the Grave-L mailing list

• "Looking for a dead politician? There is A VERY good chance that Lawrence Kestenbaum knows where they are. The Political Graveyard is an excellent site with tons of information. My pick of the year."
  Jim Tipton, Find-A-Grave

• "The Political Graveyard is a great site to visit, even if you're not especially interested in politics. It is one of the most thorough sites of any type I have ever seen and can be used to find so many things."
  Tom Davis, on the Grave-L mailing list

• "There are over 16,000 listings on officials from congressman to state house legislators. Find causes of death and resting places - but the most interesting part are the more creative categories - check it out."
  Jay's Page.

• "If you agree that the only good politician is a dead politician, this is the site for you: amazing detail and fascinating facts about the death and burial places of every deceased President and member of Congress."
  Pamela O'Connell, The Mining Company

• "The Political Graveyard contain[s] summary information for U.S. political figures, including all state governors and members of Congress, past and present, among many others. Searchable by interesting categories."
  Biographical Dictionary

• "Lists people who held major political offices; tells many facts about them, including where they were buried, when they were born and died, and other political figures related to them. A very interesting and useful website."
  Larry Holland, Dutton, Alabama

• "The Political Graveyard [offers] directions on where the dead politicians are buried. Categories abound. This is incredible stuff just to browse through, let alone actually locating the site of a dead politician. It is a must-see."
  Joseph Dunch

• "I ran across this website this week, it includes a number of Pecks and is just a delightfully interesting site in any event. It calls itself the website that tells where the dead politicians are buried... and that's exactly what it is."
  Carl Johnson, Peck Genealogy.

• "This web site is a richly indexed and cross-referenced bundle of information about the lives, deaths and last resting places of American public officials. It's the work of Lawrence Kestenbaum, attorney, academic and preservationist."
  Peter Marquis-Kyle, conservation architect

• "Supposing -- just supposing -- you might ever have a need to know where a certain politician is buried. Somebody has actually built an unbelievably extensive Web site to satisfy that unusual desire. The aptly named Political Graveyard."
  USA Today

• "This is an amazingly extensive database of historic cemeteries that tell where dead politicians are buried. Nearly 20,000 names are listed alphabetically, by state, by offices held, by year born or year died, or by dozens of other criteria."
  Virtual Reference Desk

• "Blithely titled 'The Political Graveyard,' this site offers lists and indices identifying people involved in U.S. politics today and in the past. If you're looking for an identification to go with a name you read about, this is the place to look."
  Allyn & Bacon

• "It is the ultimate political trivia solver, and it can teach a bit of history and also how a database works.... The Political Graveyard offers ample evidence that politicians can be just as informative and entertaining dead as they were alive."
  David L. Haase, Indianapolis Star-News

• "Amazing directory of over 12,000 former United States Presidents and Congressmen, giving the location of their final resting place. Numerous entry points, including alphabetically, by state and office, by birth or death date, and many others."
  Internet Public Library; George Mason University Libraries

• "I'm not sure why this tickles our fancy, but it does. This voluminous site has info on where tons of politicians were born...and are buried! So, do a search for your town or city and see if any famous, or infamous pols are pushing up daisies nearby."
  What A Collection! web site (ellipsis in original)

• "This site quite literally tells you where the (politicians) bodies are buried. And how they died. And where. And who donated their body to science. And much more. At first I thought this was a ridiculous website - it is - and I loved it! Take a look."
  Search By Site, on the Bizarre, Crazy, and (sometimes) Handy page.

• "It is a database of historic cemetery information listing the cemeteries where politicians are buried. Most of these politicians are local area politicians, so they help you understand something about the local history of the community there. Check it out."
  Southern Trails

• "This database of historic cemeteries touts itself as 'the site that tells where the dead politicians are buried.' Humorous, it tells specifically of politicians of note and their present resting places. Search by place or name a politician who is no longer of this world."
  Social Studies School Service

• "Exhaustive compendium of the burial places and memorials of more than 20,000 politicians. Includes an impressively organized database searchable in myriad ways, such as date of birth, date of death, location of burial, and cause of death. Also provides links to other cemetery sites."
  Britannica-Newsweek Internet Guide

• "In honor of Halloween, it would seem appropriate to take a walk through a graveyard, and this is a pretty good place to start. Not only does it have links to politicians living and dead, it also has links to local cemeteries and memorial sites. Pretty interesting, if you are in a ghoulish mood..."
  Fairfield County Bee, Fairfield, Conn.

• "In addition to answering lots of questions on this site and why cemeteries are useful in researching, this page links to lists of cemeteries by state and county and in alphabetical order. One unique aspect of this site is that it allows you to look for politicians to see who is buried in which cemetery."
  Family Tree Maker Genealogy SiteFinder

• "Where the heck is Thomas Jefferson buried? Is Benjamin Franklin buried in Philadelphia or Hartford? Find out where former presidents, judges and diplomats are buried. Search by name, offices held and location. Maybe you can even plan a political road trip visiting graves of famous vice presidents!"
  Phreaky Phriday Phun Linx, on November 19, 1999.

• "[The Political Graveyard] is devoted to the final resting places of politicians. Read tales of 38 politicians who were murdered, seven who disappeared, 12 who were killed in duels, and 11 who died in train wrecks. It's also a great place to determine if any politicians ever nested in your own family tree."
  America West magazine, February 1998

• "Few politicians want to reveal where the bodies are buried. The Political Graveyard has all the dirt on those who've already gone down. Webmaster Lawrence Kestenbaum has unearthed the final resting places of politicos coast to coast, putting them in a deliriously dark database that sorts the info every which way."
  Lycos Top 5% Review

• "A very interesting site that lets you find biographies of politicians (famous and obscure) as well as information about where the dead ones are buried. There are many ways to search, including an alphabetical listing, by office, by religion, by organizational affiliation, and lots more. This site has won many awards and accolades."
  North Dakota State Library

• "If this election year has you wondering about any politicians in your ancestry, University of Michigan researcher Lawrence Kestenbaum has a way for you to find them -- at least, to find where they are now. Buried, that is. His Political Graveyard Web site tracks the final resting places of 35,000 politicians, judges and diplomats."
  Family Tree Magazine, April 2000

• "Looking for a dead politician? Find 'em here in The Political Graveyard. Search by alphabetical order, by state and country, and by cemetery. Also find out what politicians died the youngest, lived the longest, died in disgrace, died in duels, were killed in transporation accidents, etc. Morbid? Strange? Definately. But also impressive."
  Peter Martin's Bizarre Links.

• "This page is a large listing of political figures from many ages. It admits that it is incomplete, but it is growing constantly. It organizes people alphabetically and by their organizational affiliations. This is a valuable resource if you are looking for what politicians came from a certain group. However, the biographies are small and statistical."
  ThinkQuest

• "This ambitious website gives a variety of information on politicians throughout American history, both famous and obscure. It also includes a database of where politicans are buried, how they died, and interesting facts about their tenures in office, circumstances of their deaths, scandals they may have been involved in, and other interesting tidbits."
  Winter Park Public Library

• "I just came across a really well-done web-site listing American politicians' burial places. It gives dob and dod, where they served and info on causes of death, places of death, etc. So if anyone has an ancestor who served in any kind of political office (or even for a look at some of the odd ways some political figures died), try the Political Graveyard."
  Joyce R. Weaver, NYS-GEN-L.

• "Want to know where all the political skeletons are buried? Check out The Political Graveyard, a weird but fascinating Web site that serves as a directory of the burial places of famous, no-so-famous and infamous American politicians.... Just about every factoid is cross-referenced with hot links that make navigation easy. Hats off to site creator Lawrence Kestenbaum."
  Jacksonville Times-Union

• "The government doesn't maintain this last site but I couldn't resist adding it to today's column. The Political Graveyard is a massive database of information on the burial sites of US government officials. 21,478 people are in the database and you can browse the list in any number of ways (by state, year of death etc.). I found the section on politicians killed in Duels very interesting."
  Web-Today Directory

• "Looking for dead politicians? (No 'The only good ones...' jokes, please). Check out The Political Graveyard; it boasts more than 18,000 entries, of little-known politicos and great leaders alike, with detailed descriptions of the cemeteries in which they're buried. They're organized in dozens of inventive ways -- you can even search for politicians who were killed by yellow fever, for instance."
  Brian Kennedy, NetGuide

• "Ever wonder where a politician is buried? Which politicians are buried in your state? This amazing Web site lists U.S. politicians, where they are buried, and provides a wide range of indexes to cemeteries, by ethnic and religious group, by state, and by kind of death. One page within the site is a geographic index to cemeteries in Maryland. Nicely organized, and easy to use with a Lynx browser."
  Sailor, Maryland's Online Public Information Network

• "This award-winning site lists thousands of grave sites for national and local politicians. The appeal of this site is its comprehensiveness and its organization. If you're planning your next vacation around trips to cemeteries (don't laugh; I know people who do it), you'll like the state-by-state index of graves here. If you're a trivia buff, you'll enjoy the links that list politicians by their cause of death."
  Dave Farrell, Syracuse Post-Standard.

• "If you think one of your ancestors was a politician, see if you can find him or her in this online political graveyard. Search through more than 67,000 politicians, judges and diplomats by name, offices held or sought, birth or death date, state and county of birth or death, and more. Find out where politicians were born, lived, died and were buried. The site's creator also answers common questions and links to historic cemetery resources."
  Family Tree Magazine, February 20, 2001

• "Telling where dead US politicians are buried may seem a somewhat bizarre calling but this site provides a fully indexed resource giving details not only on their place of rest but also numerous other indexed categories such as 'Politicians killed by gun accidents', 'Politicians who donated their bodies to science' and 'Politicians killed while campaigning'. For those with no academic interest study of this site may reward the casual surfer with vicarious if morbid pleasure."
  The Arc

• "This site bills itself as 'The Web Site That Tells Where Dead Politicians Are Buried', and it includes 34,929 individuals from all parts of America. Searches can be done by name, office held, date of birth, and other approaches. Cemeteries and memorial sites are listed by state and county, and the site includes a gazeteer with useful city and county maps. This is an excellent site for genealogists, historians, and researchers of all kinds who want local information of this kind."
  Illinois Alive!

• "This is a fun and educational site. It is extensively cross referenced, contains short biographical information of political figures, both national and international, states when, where, and how they died, and where they are buried. The index is so detailed you can look for a political figure based on dozens of characteristics including: those that died of typhus, train accidents, duels, in prisons, members of the Elks, Rotary, Lions, etc., and so much more. Easy to use and very interesting."
  Noblesville Southeastern Public Library

• "Originally begun as a listing of the burial places of every significant American politician who ever lived, it has become a valuable research tool filled with biographical information about Presidents, Congressmen, Senators, Governors, etc. from America's past. Though authored by a Yankee liberal, the site does not seem to suffer from an ideological bias and is tremendous fun to browse if you are a history buff and political junkie. There is nothing else quite like it on the web. Fascinating stuff..."
  Dixienet (League of the South), on the Political Sites page.

• "If election season has you dying to deliver flowers to your favorite politician's final resting place, you can check out the Political Graveyard to find out where he or she is buried. The database has the names, death dates and burial sites of more than 60,000 politicians dating back to the early 1700s. The site also features the interesting ways that some of them died, like Georgia-born Sen. Jeremiah Haralson, who was 'killed by wild beasts' in 1916. The site's creator, Lawrence [Kestenbaum], said more than a million people log on to the database each year."
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 10, 2000

• "This might not be the sort of site that springs into your mind when you are looking for information on questions political, historical, demographic, genealogical, medical, etc., but it is worth a visit. The site creator points out that 'a cemetery is an open-air reference library, a statuary park, a gallery of architectural styles, a carefully constructed model landscape, a repository of community memory, a complex cultural artifact. Cemeteries may change or even be uprooted, but usually they are much more stable than their surroundings, and hence can serve as a window on the past.'"
  Hitchhiker, the newsletter of the New Mexico State Library

• "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust -- and while you ponder a few politicians you wouldn't mind seeing planted ... stop by here and take comfort in the fact that so many already are. Geared toward historians and researchers and covering (for now) the U.S. Presidency and Congress, this site is an unusual and occasionally surprising view on American politics. (Did you know that several politicians were murdered by poisoning at President Buchanan's Inaugural Ball?) The duels, the disgraces, the dynasties: It's all here, and a perfect object of contemplation as we approach... well, Hallowe'en or Election Day, as you will."
  Yahoo Internet Life

• "The Political Graveyard is a quirky idea with a practical purpose. It's a list of where more than 30,000 dead politicians, judges and diplomats were born, died and buried. While this is a great genealogical resource, it also lets you locate departed politicos who fit into more esoteric categories -- those who died in the Civil War (or other conflicts), who were killed in duels or murdered, who belonged to the Knights of Pythias, who drowned, who disappeared mysteriously and many, many other offbeat classifications. Browsing this stuff is sort of like trying to stop after one potato chip. On a more practical level, you can also discover historic cemeteries by state and county."
  Judy Lowe, World Net Daily

• "There are political skeletons hidden in cyberspace -- and they're all buried in a searchable database. Actually, it's a curious little web site that catalogs historical cemeteries -- and even manages to have some fun doing it. I'm Charles Bowen with the Internet News. Today's report: Political Graveyard, a weird, wonderful site that tells us where the political bodies are buried. Now, this guide knows more than just the final resting places of people who served in the U.S. Congress. It also knows of nine politicians who won Nobel prizes, 38 who were murdered, seven who disappeared, 12 who were killed in duels, and 11 who died in train wrecks. Oh, and if you're into genealogy, you'll love this site. Searching it could locate any politicians who nested in the family tree."
  Internet News

• "This month's off-the-wall website is The Political Graveyard, a comprehensive database of where dead politicians are buried. The creator of the site explains its purpose better than I could: 'Cemeteries have always fascinated me, and I don't think of this as being at all morbid. A cemetery is an open-air reference library, a statuary park, a gallery of architectural styles, a carefully constructed model landscape, a repository of community memory, a complex cultural artifact.... Every cemetery or graveyard is different; those differences reflecting varieties of landscape, soil and water conditions, ethnicity, history, politics, economics, transportation, climate, attitudes toward death, attitudes toward nature, etc.' There you have it. Visit this website to plan your next vacation."
  Clearwater Bar Association Newsletter

• "Where do James Polks go when they die? You can find out using this incredible database that tells you where deceased American politicians are buried. According to its proprietor, the site covers everyone who served in the presidency and vice presidency, the cabinet, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, and as governor of any U.S. state, up to 1994. It also lists almost all major U.S. diplomats, all of the members of the Confederate Congress, and many holders of major state positions like attorney general and state treasurer. You can search for people alphabetically, by office held, date or place of death, among other categories. There are also a host of tangential links listing politicians who were killed by lightning, donated their bodies to science, or died in a sanitarium. This is a site stunning in its breadth that has already been honored with more than a dozen awards. Do check it out."
  Bob Schnakenberg, in the News & Politics e-zine on BriefMe.

• "If you seek the final resting place of any politician
  go to www.politicalgraveyard.com and you'll find what you are missin
  This amazing resource is one that also entertains
  as you browse the links that tell you what became of their remains
  Many were cremated, some committed to the sea,
  Some remains were never found, still a mystery
  There were Mormons, Jews and Quakers, Protestants of every vein,
  There were Elks and Moose and Eagles, don't forget the Lions' mane.
  There were men and women, black and white, who came from many regions,
  there were members of the American and Polish and Loyal Legions.
  The information that's provided details public servants' ends
  so you learn if they died destitute or among family and friends.
  You can see if that republican or democrat you deplored
  was taken by a dread disease or blindsided by a Ford.
  One was killed by wild beasts, one demolished by a cow,
  10 were struck by cholera, (we have a vaccine for that now)....
  There are ways to find the dead and gone, as you have herein seen,
  from all of us at the reference desk, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
  Yale Law Library reference desk.

• "Which politicians were killed in duels? Which died in train stations or on planes? Which politicians were Masons or Shriners? The main source for these answers and many others is the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress (1989), but the webmaster also obtains information from many other biographical sources including state legislative manuals, The Congressional Directory, newspaper obituaries, library vertical files, and dozens of genealogists and political historians. So far, he includes everyone who served in the Presidency or Vice-Presidency, the Cabinet, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court, or as Governor of any state. The relative handful of people listed for other offices (state posts and mayoralties) are mostly people who also served in the positions just mentioned. Politicians (over 18,000) are listed in alphabetical order, by state and offices held, by state and country of birth or death, by date born or died, and by many other categories."
  San Antonio Public Library

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