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Category: France

Édith Piaf, the Murder of Louis Leplée, and Montmartre

Near the beginning of the movie A Star is Born, you see…
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Charles Godefroy and the Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe has always been a rallying point for soldiers…
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Discoveries triggered by sleeping effigies at Père Lachaise

There are numerous graves at Père Lachaise with sculpted effigies of people…
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The Panthéon and Hoche

The Panthéon in Paris is King Louis XV’s great contribution to the…
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Who is buried in the Orchard Dump Cemetery? (a.k.a. Finding Max)

Note: The backstory of the Finding Max series can be found on…
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Finding Joseph… at the Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery in Souchez

Cabaret-Rouge is close to Vimy Ridge (France) and is one of a…
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The Dominion British Cemetery (a.k.a. Finding Jack)

For the posts on Jack McEachern and group of men from Cabri/Mill…
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One Hundred Years After Vimy — Anniversary Celebrations

As mentioned in a bazillion previous posts, this year is the 100-year…
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Arleux-en-Gohelle (a.k.a. Finding Max)

On April 28th, it will be exactly 100-years since my relative (Max…
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World War 1: Taken on Strength to France (Part 8)

This is the eighth post in a series about a group of…
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The Patron Saint of Murderers and the Oldest House in Paris

Across the Seine from Notre Dame, in old Paris, is Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre.…
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Notre Dame’s Unfortunate Suicide History

Meet Notre Dame de Paris: it’s neither the oldest, nor the biggest,…
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