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Connecting through cemeteries | Jeff Lemley | TEDxDubuque

1,628 views · Published 18 August 2014 · 8:09 · Indexed 14 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Anthropologists study cave drawings, the pyramids, and archeological digs, but what about today's modern cemetery? We study these things as a way of connecting to, and learning from those ancestors.

As a Family Services Counselor at Woodlawn Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jeff helps families in their time of loss to commemorate their loved ones in a meaningful way.

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