Exploring Galveston's Broadway Cemetery District: A Journey Through Time and Gravestones

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9 ай бұрын

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In this video, Kathleen Maca, who has dedicated over two decades to preserving and restoring headstones in this historic district, takes us on a captivating tour of Galveston's Broadway Cemetery. Learn about the cemetery's rich history and its connection to major events, from disease outbreaks and the Civil War to the devastating 1900 storm. Kathleen shares her vast knowledge about the symbolism found in grave markers, the diversity of mausoleums, and the unique features of headstones, providing a profound look into the cultural and historical significance of this cemetery district. Discover how people have grappled with death over the centuries and appreciate the efforts to preserve these historical sites.
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@joejanczak3014 3 ай бұрын

A very sad marker is the mass grave of the ten nuns who were killed in the 1900 storm at the beach side orphanage. It's located in Calvary Cemetery just off 61st Street. NJ Clayton and family are buried nearby to that one.

@BeeFunKnee 3 ай бұрын

Were the children who the nuns tied to them buried with them?

@stevecollins9750 3 күн бұрын

Wow! What a plethora of interesting historic information.

@scottharmon6241 7 күн бұрын

Thanks! I am an historian that lives in Texas City and I love this type of presentation as it is easy for people to digest and learn.

@galvestonunscripted 6 күн бұрын

Hey, thank you so much for the super thanks!!! I appreciate you! Because of people like you, I am able to make this kind of content! A SINCERE THANK YOU!! -J.R.

@sparkysmom7149 Ай бұрын

I miss Galveston. Spent every summer there when i was growing up. Then started taking my own kids when they were little

@victoriamundae2570 2 ай бұрын

This was fantastic! I've met Kathleen a few times and she is genuinely the sweetest person you'll ever meet. Her knowledge about Galveston is so impressive and adds so much to not only the history of the island, but also to the history of Texas.

@galvestonunscripted 2 ай бұрын

Yes! She’s the best! Be sure to check out the video Kathleen and I made about the Tremont! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aMumibF3nq2Rgas.htmlsi=UdOQz6vDDsob4EKh

@victoriamundae2570 2 ай бұрын

@@galvestonunscripted Thank you! I will! Slowly going through your channel. Lots of great info.

@jogill3261 9 ай бұрын

I have always loved the cemetery district. Kathleen is a great guide!

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@alanparks7919 2 ай бұрын

I would have loved to see the graves of the Maceo, Kempner, Sealy and Moody families! The movers and shakers of old Galveston! Time to make another video! This was great!

@patgalvez4563 Ай бұрын

The Maceo's are entombed in Hitchcock.....right off Highway 6

@mandytx07 Ай бұрын

So informative! I have spent a lot of time in “Resting Communities” and I learned so much in this video. I graduated from UTMB Galveston and have passed this cemetery so many times. I have always wanted to stop and walk through it.

@carolynpayne4461 6 ай бұрын

I spend a lot of time photographing the monuments and it’s very peaceful.

@Austin8thGenTexan 2 ай бұрын

An excellent video covering fascinating cemeteries! 👍 We are taught in Freemasony that a broken column symbolizes a life cut short. In our symbolism there is usually a winged angel weeping over the top of the column... 😢

@galvestonunscripted 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@jamesgarman4788 Ай бұрын

Thanks for posting. Always drove past but never explored it.

@ChampolionHogan 3 ай бұрын

It does not seem morbid in the least to take a picnic lunch and visit with loved ones in mausoleums. I visit the remains of my relatives often in the cemetery and I've had lunch there several times

@dawnX2148 23 күн бұрын

I have read such picnicking was common before public parks were created.

@stef1lee 2 ай бұрын

I love and miss so much about Galveston, my hometown. Thank you all so much for the great video and showing love to such a precious place. I do miss the oaks that lined Broadway and made it so beautiful and Victorian.

@aaronschindewolf6659 9 ай бұрын

Great video J.R.! I remember Kathleen showing our tour group that there were fences around many family plots and most are now buried due to the grade raisings. However, there are some tops of the posts still showing above the ground.

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Aaron! Kathleen is so knowledgeable! I LOVED this tour so much.

@ericasmith9007 Ай бұрын

One of my favorite places of serenity on the island; Aside from the Hays Park at 23rd and Broadway, as well as the fountain memorial on the side of trinity episcopal.

@galvestonunscripted Ай бұрын

Yes. Beautiful place. Here is a tour of Trinity from last year! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iJNnm5hlkrSZZas.htmlsi=beglse76OFM9atE2

@gypsyspirit2510 28 күн бұрын

Not morbid at all. My daughter and I love walking thru cemeteries when we visit other towns. Getting steps and learning about the people and local community before we'd have a small picnic.

@rogerbird7015 9 ай бұрын

Another interesting episode. Looking forward to the next one!

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

THANKS!!

@Titanicman 2 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this. Thank you. Going to spread the word on your channel

@galvestonunscripted 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Please do!

@ginajackson8482 Ай бұрын

I am so glad I found your channel! Great information. Love it and the background music does not interfere a bit.

@stephenc1226 2 ай бұрын

This was Wonderful ! Thank you for your love and interest in Galveston.

@galvestonunscripted 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@Rexag 2 ай бұрын

You have done a super job with all your videos.... entertaining and informative ....and I am a native growing up on the coast. We bypass so much in route to the beach or restaurants. It's time to appreciate it all. Sir, you are on your way to awards for your work. Thanks for all you have done. Love the Confederate shout out....time to tell the real truth.

@eddyspecter 9 ай бұрын

Kathleen rocks.

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

Yes she does!!

@bradmetcalf5333 Ай бұрын

Absolutely outstanding video sir. Thank you. These kinds of informative videos are hard to find.

@galvestonunscripted Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

@JohnnySteverson 9 ай бұрын

Great episode!

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Johnny!

@monicabrazil212 Ай бұрын

Great video! I’ve always been so curious about this cemetery!

@galvestonunscripted Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!

@stephaniemize321 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting!

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

It’s even better in person!

@freddyquiroga505 Ай бұрын

I used to ride my bike in the cemetery when I was a kid

@AwlDeigh 9 ай бұрын

My parents are there and my Godfather. Well done video

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

Wow. That’s amazing. Thank you so, so much.

@AwlDeigh 9 ай бұрын

@@galvestonunscripted see you at Redlight Roasters again sometime. Take a care.

@user-oq3lh1js2e 3 ай бұрын

and what these people paid for monuments then couldn't pay for that now INSANE RIP ALL

@cratecruncher4974 20 күн бұрын

I always wondered why the mausoleums are so short. Riding down Broadway as a youngster in the '70s I recall there were a LOT more of those short little houses (perhaps four times as many). I guess with no one around to front big bucks on repairs after a storm the city has to demolish it and put the people in a hole.

@exitvalid2462 Ай бұрын

Me and the company I used to work for re-did plumbing underslab By houses or duplex beside graveyard there

@haleycrummett2169 9 ай бұрын

How much do you think a zinc tombstone cost back then?

@galvestonunscripted 9 ай бұрын

No clue!!!

@somenobody5099 Ай бұрын

Did she show you the Alberti family plot?

@EduardoRezende 2 ай бұрын

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@galvestonunscripted 2 ай бұрын

I don’t speak Portuguese, but that cemetery is great

@ErinRenee1990 2 ай бұрын

Hey that’s not nice I resent that, I’m a goth who loves the history of cemeteries and could wonder around there all day and enjoy looking at the graves. I watch a wonderful KZfaq channel called #FacesOfTheForgotten who does very neat stories about cemeteries.

@acheartist 2 ай бұрын

She said,"If you were dressed as a Goth and sitting disrespectfully on a headstone....." I also love Faces of the Forgotten

@ErinRenee1990 2 ай бұрын

@@acheartist Lol. Yeah there have been times when I’ve visited that cemetery and have had to sit down to take a break because Texas is hot. 🥵 Of course not on a headstone. Cemeteries are beautiful places I could hang out in all day. I’m an odd one.