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Understanding Cemetery Symbols : A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards
by H. E. Cameron and Tui Snider
Overview
Guide to Historic CemeteriesUnderstanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider is a reference book for genealogists, history buffs, ghost hunters and others seeking to learn the forgotten meanings of cemetery symbols in historic graveyards.
Find out:
- Why garden cemeteries were America's first public parks
- The difference between a cemetery and a graveyard
- How the skull and crossbones evolved into cherubs
- Why symbols matter
- The different types of American cemeteries
- The history of grave robbing
- The symbolic meaning of coins, stones, and seashells at grave sites
- Common Latin phrases on headstones
- Saints, angels, and other cemetery statuary
- Symbols for secret societies and clubs
- Different types of crosses
- Common cemetery architecture styles
- The symbolic meaning of plants, flowers, and trees
- Different types of headstone styles, monuments, and mausoleums
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781547047215
- ISBN-10: 1547047216
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: May 2017
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.51 x 0.49 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 232
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