Legacy Matters"Here lies the remains of Thomas Nichols, who died in Philadelphia, March, 1753. Had he lived he would have been buried here." - epitaph on a memorial in Kilkell, Ireland.
President Harry Truman said that when he died, he wanted to be buried in a casket of mulberry wood because, "I want to go through hell a 'crackin and a poppin'."
These tidbits come from "Solitude in Stone" a quarterly newsletter I just received from Clyde Chamberlain who took the Expired photo and who apparently spends some time perusing old copies of American Cemetery Magazine, a magazine for the trade.
Still, the International Cemetery and Funeral Association does have "straight answers to real questions" in its Consumer Resource Guide.
A Grave Affair offers "A selection of books and related materials illustrating how Society and individuals have dealt with and memorialized Mortality and Death through the Ages.
There is even an Association for Gravestone Studies to foster appreciation of the cultural significance of gravestones adn burial grounds through their study and preservation.
Family Tree Magazine tells you not only how to do a tombstone rubbing but provides a useful list of cemetery-related resources.
Posted by Jill Fallon at December 14, 2004 12:37 PM | Permalink