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HELPFUL TOMBSTONES LINKS AND INFORMATION



VICTORIAN SYMBOLISM ON TOMBSTONES

ANCHOR - hope ANGEL - messenger between God and Man
BROKEN COLUMN - end of life, sorrow CROSS - salvation
CROWN - righteousness, victory, triumph DAISY - innocence, gentleness, purity, youth
DRAPERY OVER ANYTHING - sorrow, mouning HAND - symbol of leaving
LAMB - innocence, meekness, common child's marker LILY - purity, innocence, resurrection
LILY OF THE VALLEY - purity, humility MORNING GLORY - brevity of life, farewell, departure
OBELISK - God, creator, lord over all ROSE - unfailing love, beauty, hope
SHEAF OF WHEAT - God's harvest TREE TRUNK - cut off life
URN - Greek symbol of mourning WREATH - memory
BOOKS ON TOMBSTONES


Inscriptions on Tombstones and Monuments: Burying Grounds of the 1st Presbyterian Church and St. John's Church at Elizabeth, 1664-1892





SEARCH ANCESTRY TOMBSTONES

Photograph Tombstones and Identifying Landmarks
Trail of Tombstones, Part 1

Tricks for Reading Tombstones

Tombstones Are Secondary Sources

Reading Faraway Tombstones

Where Have All the Tombstones Gone?

Computerized Tombstones





 
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