Stories in Stone: Cemetery Symbolism
@ Newberry Library
60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Saturday, October 5th, from 1:30PM - 3PM
“Stories in Stone: Cemetery Symbolism,” a CGS Free Talk with Debra M. Dudek
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? The symbols found on headstones usually possess special meanings to those interred in their final resting place. But what do they mean? Take a look at historical mourning customs and a virtual tour of several cemeteries and find out!
Our speaker, Debra M. Dudek, is Head of Adult and Teen Services at the Fountaindale Public Library District in Bolingbrook, Illinois. She holds a post graduate certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Deb is the author of the “World War I Research Guide: Tracing American Military and Non-Combatant Ancestors – Includes a Guide to Canadian Military Research” which is now in its second edition. Her book is available as a free e-book download on the World War I Centennial Commission website, and in paperback on Amazon.com.
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