Repost: Juanita Garciagodoy (March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2011)
In honor of the one year anniversary of Juanita’s death, I’m again sharing the memorial post I wrote for her. If you missed it last…
In honor of the one year anniversary of Juanita’s death, I’m again sharing the memorial post I wrote for her. If you missed it last…
Tattoos Replacing Medical-Alert Bracelets for Those with Diabetes, Other Ailments Aisling Swift, Scripps Howard News Service Ladies and Gentlemen. Dearest Death Reference Desk Readers. Lovers…
Medical Alert Tattoo Replaces Bracelet on Type 1 Diabetic Susan Kreimer, AARP Bulletin (June 6, 2012) Medical Alert Tattoos. This is my new favorite tattooing…
My good friend Juanita Garciagodoy died on Thursday, October 27, 2011. She was 59. In July 2009, Juanita told me via e-mail that she had…
History of Hip: Art With A Point, ‘A Brief History of Tattoos’ Minnesota History Center 345 Kellogg Boulevard W Saint Paul, MN 55102-1906 Dates: January…
Valerie’s New York interview with John Troyer on Memorial Tattoos WOR 710 AM (August 4, 2010) Here is the link for the radio interview I…
Morbid Ink: Memorial Tattoos Samantha Stark, WNYC radio (July 21, 2010) WNYC radio in New York put together a short piece on Memorial Tattoos, which…
Morbid Ink: Field Notes on the Human Memorial Tattoo An Illustrated Lecture with Dr. John Troyer, Deputy Director, Centre for Death and Society, University of…
Samantha asks the Death Reference Desk: A couple relatives and I just had my aunt’s ashes put in ink for a memorial tat. My question…
I don’t think this is quite what John means by death memorial tattoos, but I can’t help myself: a man got a tattoo of the…
Free Public Talk: Death and Memorial Tattooing When: Wednesday, July 29, 7:30pm – 9:30pm Where: West Bank Social Center, 501 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis 55454…
Olympia Resident Has Ink, Cremated Ashes Under His Skin Christian Hill, The Olympian (July 10, 2009) This is a wonderful article on Memorial Tattooing, or…