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2021 August 24 Gravestone Iconography (YouTube)

Louisville Genealogical Society Meeting on August 24, 2021: Gravestone Iconography presented by Susan & Bill Snyder

Antique and Modern Commemorative Flag Holders & Plaques Found in Cemeteries

Photos and identifications of these cemetery devices from various types of organizations.

Cemeteries and Cemetery Symbols

Exploring the meaning of cemetery symbols and other graveyard mysteries. For genealogy sleuths, taphophiles and goth kids.

Death & Bereavement in Judaism: Putting Stones on Jewish Graves

Early American Gravestones

Introduction to the Farber Gravestone Collection, by Jessie Lie Farber. A great article with information about motifs, spelling, letters and more.

Family Research - English, Scottish and Irish Genealogy - Welsh Words and Phrases on Gravestones

Forgotten Faces: A Window into our Immigrant Past

Forgotten Faces is the first book and site to present collections of early 20th Century Photo-Ceramic Memorial Portraits on tombstones. It explores early memorial portraiture as an art form and as valued historical artifact. It presents the unique beauty of this funerary art as related to immigrant traditions at the turn of the 20th century.

Gravestone Symbols - Meaning and inspiration

A short history of gravestone symbolism and a list of symbols and their meaning. Many of the symbols are accompanied by beautiful photographs.

Headstone Abbreviations

[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Historic Houston - Cemetery Iconography and Symbolism

How to Read a Hebrew Tombstone

Information on reading Hebrew tombstones, including the Jewish calendar, numbers, common phrases, and special symbols.

Knights of the Maccabees : Grave Stones & Markers

Magnolias & Peaches - Acronyms

Magnolias & Peaches - Tombstone Iconography

Memorial Symbolism - Stolz Memorials Inc.

Monument Typology and Grave Markers

The Graveyard Detective

A look at the stories behind the stones, symbolism, funerary architecture and news about cemeteries and graveyards from around the world.

The Olive Tree Genealogy: Grave Symbols

Describes the symbolism of motifs on gravestones.

The Olive Tree Genealogy: Graven Images

Describes the symbolism of motifs on gravestones - from The Olive Tree.