Cemeteries GravemarkersRichard Meyer Utah State University Press, 1992 - 347 pages Cemeteries 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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Page 138
... ground tombs and mau- soleums are interspersed sporadically along the avenues or paths . In New Orleans cemeteries , on the other hand , above - ground tombs are the pre- dominant burial structures . Architecture dominates the landscape ...
... ground tombs and mau- soleums are interspersed sporadically along the avenues or paths . In New Orleans cemeteries , on the other hand , above - ground tombs are the pre- dominant burial structures . Architecture dominates the landscape ...
Page 166
... Ground . 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 ...
... Ground . 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 ...
Page 322
... ground and pleasure ground . " In their mid - century heyday , " These ceme- teries were all the rage . " They were " so beautiful " in themselves and filled such a public demand for green open space that it was not at all surprising ...
... ground and pleasure ground . " In their mid - century heyday , " These ceme- teries were all the rage . " They were " so beautiful " in themselves and filled such a public demand for green open space that it was not at all surprising ...
Contents
Victorian Childrens | 11 |
Stone Images of | 31 |
Images of Logging on Contemporary Pacific Northwest | 61 |
Copyright | |
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