Books - Cemeteries

A Guide To Unusual, Historic, and Otherwise Notable CemeteriesAuthor: Lisa Rogak Whether it's for their solace and beauty or for the sense of hist...

Epitaphs to Remember: Remarkable Inscriptions from New England Gravestones OverviewIn earlier times, people felt the need to leave a permanent reco...

A 32 page field guide centered on gravestone symbolism. Each illustration and layout design was hand drawn by Shania Logan. Follow Shania on Insta...

In 1831 a new entity appeared on the American landscape: the garden cemetery. Meant to be places where the living could enjoy peace, tranquility a...

The History of DeathMichael Kerrigan The History of Death explores the compelling subject to death, burial and the afterlife in varied cultures, so...

A Brief Treatise on Tomb & Grave Stones of the Eighteenth CenturyAuthor: J. David Gillespie An introductory guide and study resource for unders...

Silent City on A HillPicturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn CemeteryBlanche M. G. Linden Originally published in 1989, this boo...

Graceland CemeteryA Design HistoryChristopher Vernon   Graceland Cemetery in Chicago was founded in 1860 and developed over several decades by a s...

Pennsylvania Ghost Towns - Uncovering the Hidden PastSusan Hutchison Tassin Cemeteries, abandoned buildings, and roads to nowhere are all that rema...

Silent Cities San Francisco: Hidden Histories of the Region's CemeteriesJessica Ferri   In 1914, desperate for land after the Gold Rush brought a ...

Insiders Guide to GettysburgKate Hertzog Insiders' Guide to Gettysburg is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to ...

When records are lacking, gravestones may be the genealogist's only source of information. Get tips on locating a cemetery, finding a specific grav...

What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and GraveyardsCynthia Leal Massey In What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards, author...

What Lies Beneath: California Pioneer Cemeteries and GraveyardsGail L. Jenner In each of California’s 58 counties there are hundreds (and hundreds)...

Tales Behind the TombstonesChris Enss The Deaths And Burials Of The Old West’s Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women, And Celebrated Lawmen Tales...

All That's Left to Know About the Most Haunted Houses, Cemeteries, Battlefields, and More HAUNTED AMERICA FAQ: ALL THATS LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOS...

Hidden Histories of the Region’s Cemeteries To travel through the cemeteries of New York is to travel through the hidden history of what some consi...

Trace the Path of America’s Heritage Known for its more than 300,000 graves and for iconic monuments including the John F. Kennedy gravesite and th...

A Guided Tour Through History Known for its more than 300,000 graves and for iconic monuments including the John F. Kennedy gravesite and the To...

Creepy Crypts, Spine-Tingling Spirits, And Midnight Mayhem Everybody knows better. Yet from the days of ancient Greece, people have hurried their s...

Greyfriars Graveyard OverviewWhen Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the 16th, built on the site of a Franciscan monastery on the edge of ...

Ghosts In The Graveyard: Texas Cemetery Tales OverviewRead the tales with an open mind. They are for pleasure, a bit of paranormal, a little serio...

The Stone Restoration Handbook A Practical Guide to the Conservation Repair of Stone and Masonry By Chris Daniels   ARCHITECTURE224 PAGES, 8.5 X ...