Cemeteries GravemarkersCemeteries house the dead, but gravemarkers are fashioned by the living, who record on them not only their pleasures, sorrows, and hopes for an afterlife, but also more than they realize of their history, ethnicity, and culture. Richard Meyer has gathered twelve original essays examining burial grounds through the centuries and across the land to give a broad understanding of the history and cultural values of communities, regions, and American society at large. |
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The most significant of these cults was graveyard workday , an annual event , usually in the late summer or early ... It was often an all day affair , sometimes spanning two days in communities with large graveyards , and it served a ...
The most significant of these cults was graveyard workday , an annual event , usually in the late summer or early ... It was often an all day affair , sometimes spanning two days in communities with large graveyards , and it served a ...
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The accuracy of his description would imply some personal familiarity with the traditional practice of graveyard workday and contains an interesting description of the familial ( read communal ) values that perpetuate the tradition . 8.
The accuracy of his description would imply some personal familiarity with the traditional practice of graveyard workday and contains an interesting description of the familial ( read communal ) values that perpetuate the tradition . 8.
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In the summer of 1971 Ann Tashjian came upon this section of the Newport graveyard and realized that it was probably the only remaining burial site of blacks in colonial New England . The black graveyards of Boston and Providence are ...
In the summer of 1971 Ann Tashjian came upon this section of the Newport graveyard and realized that it was probably the only remaining burial site of blacks in colonial New England . The black graveyards of Boston and Providence are ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Pealkiri | Cemeteries Gravemarkers |
| Editor | Richard Meyer |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Utah State University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 mär. 2005 |
| ISBN | 0874211603, 9780874211603 |
| Length | 347 pages |
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