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READING GRAVESTONE SYMBOLS

• The study of gravestone symbols may tell us many
  things about the person who lies beneath

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• However, since we were not there when decisions
  were made about a particular stone, we must be
  cautious about attributing too much to gravestone
  art work.
• Some symbols may have been chosen just because
  they were pretty.

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A useful site

• http//www.angelfire.com/ky2/cemetery/reid.html

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Gravestone Symbols May Indicate

• A persons attitude towards death and the
  hereafter.
• Membership in a fraternal or social organization.
• An individuals trade or occupation.
• Interests.
• Ethnic identity.