From the Tuesday, March 22, 2016, DarkeJournal:
"Cemetery Symbols Program to be Presented by Darke County Genealogical Society"
"Angela
Hoschouer in cooperation with Darke County Genealogical Society will present a
program on Cemetery Symbols on Sunday, April 3,2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Garst
Museum.
Have you ever
wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs
carved on old gravestones?
Thousands of different religious and secular symbols
and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes
towards death and the hereafter, membership in a fraternal or social
organization, or an individual's trade, occupation or even ethnic identity.
While many of these tombstone symbols have fairly simple interpretations, it is
not always easy to determine their meaning and significance.
Angela Hoschouer
is the Manager of Development and Marketing for Woodland Cemetery in Dayton,
Ohio has a history of managing multiple fundraising projects in the non-profit
sector and coordinating many of Dayton's largest attended special events and
programs.
She is a founding member of the Randolph Twp. Historical Society, a
member of the OH Genealogical Society with status as a First Family of Ohio,
First Family of Greene County and a member of the Society of Civil War Families
of Ohio.
This program is free
and open to anyone.
There will be refreshments served after the program, then
followed by the meeting of the Darke County Genealogical Society."
