11 Jan 2025
Dorchester: au coeur de la mêlée
Under Dorchester Square in Montreal lies the cemetery where 55,000 people were buried in the 19th century. The square is still at the heart of social conflicts in Quebec, 150 years later.
A Cemetery Special
A documentary profiling cemeteries and cemetery-related businesses and events across the United States.
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Rick Sebak Narrator
Kevin Kuharic Himself
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