The grave of author VC Andrews

 

The grave of author VC Andrews

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Transcript:

hi I'm Sharon with River City Cemetarians and today I am in Portsmouth

Virginia at Olive Branch Cemetery also known as City Park Cemetery I'm at the

grave of Cleo Virginia Andrews better known to many of you as VC Andrews the

popular novelist of Flowers in the Attic published in

1979. Unfortunately Ms. Andrews didn't live a decade after the publication; she

passed away from breast cancer in 1986. Interesting enough, Simon & Schuster

didn't announce the author's death for four years. The estate used a ghostwriter

and they still do today.

Masonic Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA

Outside of the Masonic Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA at the grave of Christiana Campbell.

 

Transcript below (captioned YouTube video posted in comments):

I'm Sharon with River City Cemetarians and today I'm standing outside the

Masonic Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I was really

excited about coming out today but with COVID-19, it appears that the

cemetery gates are locked. Fortunately for me I was able to find

the gravestone that I was looking for which is right behind me. You'll see

Christiana Campbell. She became one of the capital's most

prominent tavern keepers and when I say capital, I'm talking about

Williamsburg, Virginia. She specialized in offering what was

described as "genteel accommodations and the very best entertainment." Her

clientele included George Washington and also Thomas Jefferson. Now

when Richmond became the capital in 1780, many of the tavern owners and merchants

moved to the new capital. Ms. Campbell actually decided to stay in Williamsburg

and then eventually retired there. Her tavern,

she passed away in 1792 but her tavern continued

to operate under new hands until 1859 when it did burn down.

Then Colonial Williamsburg Foundation actually reconstructed her tavern

in 1956. so if you've been a tourist

to Colonial Williamsburg, you may have heard of Christiana Campbell

and here is her grave right behind me.