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Laurie Stanley-Blackwell and St. Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University: And thats it, thats all. Its over, the end, according to The Chronicle Herald. I wish I d said it first, but a cemetery is like an outdoor museum, said Laurie Stanley-Blackwell, professor of Canadian and Maritime history at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish and You die. Your body is prepared for disposal. There is some kind of funeral or memorial ceremony and your remains are placed somewhere thats special to the people who want to remember you. Or maybe not, according to a group of social scientists from Antigonish studying the death and funeral practices of the immigrant Scots in the Maritimes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.