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The Jackson Sun logo The Jackson Sun 4 months ago

Long goodbye: Edgar Allan Poe gets proper funeral

Actors will portray Poes friends and contemporaries as well as writers and artists who cited Poe as an influence. The Poe House and Museum will also host a viewing of a replica of Poes body on Wednesday. The opinions expressed in the comments below are not... Full Article at The Jackson Sun

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    Jeff Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum looks over a replica of the body of Edgar Allan Poe, in Baltimore, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. The Poe House will host a viewing of a replica of the body of Poe on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, followed by the funeral he never had on Sunday.

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    BALTIMORE -- It's been a good 200th anniversary year for Edgar Allan Poe. The master of gothic horror has been celebrated at events in several cities to mark the bicentennial of his birth. And on Sunday in Baltimore, he'll get the funeral he never had. Full Article at WKYC | Cleveland, OH

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  1. Annoyed as I am with Baltimore sometimes, I have to give them credit
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  2. When they dug up Poe's body in 1875 to move it, it was mostly skeletal remains ... I've seen remains of people who've been in the ground since that time period, and there's hardly anything left.
    SOURCE: Boston Globe 4 months ago
  3. We are following the proper etiquette for funerals. We want to make it as realistic as possible
    SOURCE: Boston Globe 4 months ago
  4. Baltimore has done an awful lot to maintain the legacy of Poe over the last 100-some years.
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  1. Cynthia Pelayo, of Chicago, leaves roses and cognac at the burial site of Edgar Allen Poe Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 in Baltimore. She left the roses and cognac after a mysterious visitor who has left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early...
  2. A marker for Edgar Allen Poe's gravesite is seen Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 in Baltimore. A mysterious visitor who has left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show early Tuesday, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.
  3. Leah Trindall, from Sydney, Australia, photographs a monument to Edgar Allen Poe Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 in Baltimore. Trindall traveled to Baltimore to be in the city where Poe was born on the poets birthday. A mysterious visitor who has left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year...
  4. An engraving of Edgar Allan Poe released, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, by via Cliff Krainik is seen. The engraving created by Welch & Walters shows Poe sitting at desk with pen and paper in hand. His famous mustache is missing, and there's the slightest hint of a smile on his face. The engraving will be unveiled...
  5. A portrait of Edgar Allan Poe released Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, by via Cliff Krainik is seen. The small watercolor by A.C. Smith shows Poe sitting at desk with pen and paper in hand. His famous mustache is missing, and there's the slightest hint of a smile on his face. The portrait will be unveiled Saturday,...
  6. This Jan. 15, 2010 photo shows Harry Lee Poe, who says his great-great-great-grandfather William was Edgar Allan Poe's cousin, holding a stuffed Raven at the Poe museum in Richmond, Va. Poe, in consultation with others who claim a family tie to Poe, will announce Saturday the winner of the literary...
  7. An image released by Christie's shows a copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book, "Tamerlane and Other Poems." The 1827 publication is expected to fetch from $500,000 to $700,000 at auction on Dec. 4, 2009 at Christie's in New York.
  8. An antique hearse makes its way to Westminster Hall in Baltimore during a reenactment of author Edgar Allan Poe's funeral Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. The funeral, which this time was much larger than the first, was part of Baltimore's celebration of the 200th anniversary of Poe's birth. Poe is buried in...
  9. A cast of actors, authors and scholars assemble on stage at Westminster Hall in Baltimore during a reenactment of author Edgar Allan Poe's funeral Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. The funeral, which this time was much larger than the first, was part of Baltimore's celebration of the 200th anniversary of Poe's...