I'm looking for recommendations on good books relating to cemeteries, grave carving, death customs and things of that nature.
I'm a member of a few local cemetery commissions, and am contemplating on writing my own book on New England cemeteries, and am always looking for new research material.
I already have the following books in my collection:
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The Victorian Cemetery - Sara Rutherford
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The Victorian Undertaker - Trevor May
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Silent City On A Hill - Blanche M. G. Linden
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Maine's Coastal Cemeteries - Karen Batignani
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Cincinnati's Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground - Kevin Grace
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North Burial Ground, Providence Rhode Island - John Sterling
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Rest in Peace: A Cultural History of Death and the Funeral home in 20th Century America - Gary Landerman
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The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Towards Death, 1799-1833 - Gary Landerman
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Coventry, Rhode Island Historic Cemeteries - John Sterling
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Exeter, Rhode Island Historic Cemeteries - John Sterling
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From Slate to Marble 1770-1870: Gravestone Carving Traditions in Eastern Massachusetts - James Blachowicz
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Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries - Meg Greene
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The Victorian Celebration of Death - James Curl
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The American Resting Place: 400 years of history through our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds - Marilyn Yalom
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A Graveyard Preservation Primer - Lynette Strangstad
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Gravestones of Early New England, and the Men Who Made Them, 1653-1800 - Harriette Merrifield Forbes
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Graveyards of North Kingstown, Rhode Island - Althea McAleer
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The Burying Place of Governor Arnold - Alice Brayton
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Beautiful Death: The Art of the Cemetery - David Robinson
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Cemeteries and Gravemarkers - Richard Meyer
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New Orleans Cemeteries: Life in the Cities of the Dead - Florence Mason
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Going Out in Style: The Architecture of Eternity - Douglas Keister
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Soul in the Stone: Cemetery Art from Americas Heartland - John Gary Brown
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Graven Images: New England Stone Carving and its Symbols, 1650-1815 - Allen Ludwig
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Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography - Douglas Keister
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The Last Great Necessity: Cemeteries in American History - David Charles Sloane
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The Puritan Way of Death: A Study in Religion, Culture and Social Change - David E. Stannard
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Saving Graces: Images of Women in European Cemeteries - David Robinson
Any other recommendations would be greatly welcomed. I keep doing searches for cemeteries on PBS, but since it's such an odd subject, I never come up with much!
I think I've got just about everything on New England cemeteries, but I am really interested in expanding my knowledge base to outside of my Puritan Death-Heads and Victorian angels.
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