Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards

Tui Snider

Castle Azle Press, 2017 - Cemeteries - 230 pages

Guide to Historic CemeteriesUnderstanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider is a reference book for genealogists, history buffs, ghost hunters and others seeking to learn the forgotten meanings of cemetery symbols in historic graveyards.
Find out:

• Why garden cemeteries were America's first public parks
• The difference between a cemetery and a graveyard
• How the skull and crossbones evolved into cherubs
• Why symbols matter

Learn about:

• The different types of American cemeteries
• The history of grave robbing
• The symbolic meaning of coins, stones, and seashells at grave sites
• Common Latin phrases on headstones

Identify:

• Saints, angels, and other cemetery statuary
• Symbols for secret societies and clubs
• Different types of crosses
• Common cemetery architecture styles
• The symbolic meaning of plants, flowers, and trees
• Different types of headstone styles, monuments, and mausoleums

About the author

Tui Snider (TuiSnider.com) is a writer, speaker & photographer specializing in offbeat sites, overlooked history, cemetery symbolism & haunted lore. Her award-winning books include: "Unexpected Texas," "Paranormal Texas," and "The Lynching of the Santa Claus Bank Robber." She is currently working on several books, including one about quirky and unusual burial sites.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Understanding Cemetery Symbols: A Field Guide for Historic Graveyards; Volume 1 of Messages from the Dead Series
• Author: Tui Snider
• Editor: H. Cameron
• Publisher: Castle Azle Press, 2017
• ISBN: 1547047216, 9781547047215
• Length: 230 pages