CARVED IN STONE: CEMETERY HISTORY & SYMBOLISM
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Print| Dates: | February 13, 2023 |
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| Meets: | M from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM |
| Hours: | 3.00 |
| Location: | ZOOM |
| Instructor: | David Habben |
| Fee: | $25.00 |
Class will be taught via ZOOM. Instructor will email you the meeting code and materials before class.
There are 6 openings remaining at this time.
Course Description
Class will be taught via ZOOM. Instructor will email you the meeting code and materials before class.
Spend the evening with a Cemetery Historian! Using hundreds of photos of gravestones taken by the instructor, you will learn the secret language of tombstones. Learn how to interpret the cryptic emblems, signs & symbols found on gravestones. Many of our ancestors were illiterate. Signs and symbols are the universal language of grave stones. They tell us if the deceased was male or female; religious; belonged to a fraternal organization; was well loved; or even if he or she had a sense of humor, all without knowing how to read. We'll even discuss the history of cemeteries, burial customs, symbolism and even a little humor!
Click on instructor link for biography; ages 18+