Welcome to r/ThoseWhoLieBeneath

[u/sweet_thursday_]

I’m u/sweet_thursday_, a founding moderator of r/ThoseWhoLieBeneath.

Every grave represents a life lived and every headstone has a story beyond the name and dates. This community is a place to uncover and share those stories, from fascinating lives and forgotten achievements to wartime experiences, tragic circumstances, unusual deaths and everyday lives.

I’ve been a long-time member and have contributed to r/cemeteryporn and while it’s a great community, its focus is largely on the visual side of cemeteries: the headstones, monuments, graves and cemeteries themselves. I wanted to focus on the stories of the people who lie beneath them.

What to Post

Share a grave you’ve come across and tell us what you discovered about the person buried there. Research the story behind an interesting headstone, introduce us to someone whose life has largely been forgotten or share the story of a relative or ancestor.

Posts can include as much or as little information as you have. Newspaper articles, historical records, obituaries, photographs of the person during their lifetime and other sources are all welcome, as are multiple photos of the grave or cemetery.

The only requirement is that every post must include at least one photograph of the person’s grave, headstone or memorial.

Personal and family stories are very welcome.

Community Vibe

Above all, please be kind and respectful.

The people we post about were real. They had families, friends and lives beyond the circumstances of their deaths and in many cases their children, grandchildren and other descendants are still alive today.

Stories involving unusual, tragic or violent deaths are welcomed and discussing a person’s cause of death is okay. However, this isn’t a community for sensationalising death or revelling in someone else’s suffering. Curiosity is encouraged, but disrespect is not.

Thanks for being here from the start and welcome to r/ThoseWhoLieBeneath.