| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
263 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-259) and index. |
| Summary |
Provides information on cemetery research covering such topics as locating graves and cemeteries, accessing death records, searching a cemetery, and American burial customs. |
| Contents |
Records of death -- Locating graves, cemeteries, and their records -- Searching a cemetery -- Bringing home a tombstone--legally! -- Cryptic clues in the bone yard -- American burial customs and folkways -- Ethnic and religious funeral and burial customs -- Cemetery projects and preservation -- Making cemeteries a family affair. |
| Subject |
United States -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Cemeteries -- United States.
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| ISBN |
1558705899 alkaline paper |
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9781558705890 alkaline paper |
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