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Heritage Project — Such horrible business

April 10, 2023

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Early one morning just before Christmas 1857, arriving for work on the construction of a church found an unholy mess. In the little graveyard in back, they found heaps of fresh earth next to empty graves. The local sheriff knew just where to look for the missing bodies — the medical department at U-M. — Read the full story on the Heritage Project. Click on the image to enlarge.

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