Publications

and Links
For further information on researching and using cemeteries as teaching  resources consult:

A Graveyard Preservation Primer, Lynette Strangstad.  Nashville:  American Association for State and Local History, 1988.

Association for Gravestone Studies, 278 Main St., Suite 207, Greenfield, MA, 01301.

Cemeteries & Gravemarkers: Voices of American Culture, Richard E. Meyer, ed.   Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Press, 1989.

Grave Matters: The Preservation of African-American Cemeteries, Chicora Foundation, Inc., Box 8664, Columbia, SC  29202-8664.

In Memoriam- The Archaeology of Graveyards,
English Heritage, 1990.

The Cemetery Box.  Don Mitchell and Gary Grimm.  Good Apple, Inc., Box 299, Carthage, IL  62321.

Using Memorials, English Heritage, 1995.

Resources on Cemetery History and Preservation (Larry Kestenbaum)
http://www.potifos.com/cemeteries.html

Normal Hill Cemetery/5th Street Cemetary Graves Project
Website devoted to GIS-based research that combines technology with historical research.
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and Links | A Visit to the Cemetery | Tombstone rubbings | African-American

Cemeteries