Exploring almost forgotten gravesites in Ohio: Featuring the "FAQs" of the "Association for Gravestone Studies"

My Favorite Quotations

"Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead, and I will measure with mathmatical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land and their loyalty to high ideals."
By William Gladstone

"A cemetery shelters so much love, hate, desire, greed, averse, disappointment, friendship ---- all lie buried here.
All passions are stilled, all tumult ended. Peace reigns here forever.
Death is here, yet it is not here. It is the silent City of the Dead, yet it is a living, breathing thing.
Those we love cannot die as long as they live in our hearts."

Author Unknown

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Featuring the "FAQs" of the "Association for Gravestone Studies"

I hope everyone enjoyed a happy and safe New Year for 2012.

The new year will bring us renewed hope and energy needed to move forward with cemetery preservation projects.

Some may involve issues dealing with the gravestones themselves. Transcribing their inscriptions, repairing them, or doing rubbings of the words and symbols on the markers make for an exciting time full of promise and reward.

The website of "The Association for Gravestone Studies" offers much information on all aspects.

Clicking on the title takes us to their "Frequently Asked Questions" page which provides many helpful tips.

Also, please take a look at the Ohio Chapter of the Association for Gravestone Studies on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohioags