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1. Describe 2 tombstones that have unusual decorations on them like designs
or pictures. Describe what you think the decorations might be trying to tell us.

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b)

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2. Find 3 family plots with last names familiar to you. Write the last names down.

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b)

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3. Find the graves of 3 children (15 or younger when they died). Write down each child's
name and age at death.

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b)

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b)

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5. Name the 2 families with the most impressive grave monuments. What
might this tell us about these families?

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6. Find 2 families who lost 2 or more children before the age of 10 years old.
Name the families and their children who died at a young age.

7. Find 2 of the oldest tombstones in the cemetery. They should be dated 1850 or earlier. Write the name and dates found on the tombstone.

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b)

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8. Pick a row of grave markers (4-6 tombstones). Write down how old each person was at his or her death. Sometimes the age is given on the tombstone. Or, estimate the age by finding the difference between the year of birth and of death.

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9. Find 2  last names which are common in this cemetery. What might this
information tell us about the families in our community?

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10. Find the grave of two soldiers from either the Civil War, World War I, or World
War II. Write down their names and when they died. (Clue- flag or medal plaque,
often next to tombstone.)
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