Near the beginning of the movie A Star is Born, you see…
Category: France
Charles Godefroy and the Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe has always been a rallying point for soldiers…
Discoveries triggered by sleeping effigies at Père Lachaise
There are numerous graves at Père Lachaise with sculpted effigies of people…
The Panthéon and Hoche
The Panthéon in Paris is King Louis XV’s great contribution to the…
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…
Finding Joseph… at the Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery in Souchez
Cabaret-Rouge is close to Vimy Ridge (France) and is one of a…
The Dominion British Cemetery (a.k.a. Finding Jack)
For the posts on Jack McEachern and group of men from Cabri/Mill…
One Hundred Years After Vimy — Anniversary Celebrations
As mentioned in a bazillion previous posts, this year is the 100-year…
Arleux-en-Gohelle (a.k.a. Finding Max)
On April 28th, it will be exactly 100-years since my relative (Max…
World War 1: Taken on Strength to France (Part 8)
This is the eighth post in a series about a group of…
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.…
Notre Dame’s Unfortunate Suicide History
Meet Notre Dame de Paris: it’s neither the oldest, nor the biggest,…