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Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast By Glenn A. Knoblock

Arcadia Publishing has releases a new title in the Images of America series, the historic account of the cemeteries along the New Hampshire Seacoast. This collection is a must for anyone interested in local history, genealogy, or colonial-era art. Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Historic Burial Grounds of the New Hampshire Seacoast and browse other cemetery books!

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Quoting Death in Early Modern England: The Poetics of Epitaphs Beyond the Tomb By Scott L. Newstok

An innovative study of the Renaissance practice of making epitaphic gestures within other English genres. A poetics of quotation uncovers the ways in which writers including Shakespeare, Marlowe, Holinshed, Sidney, Jonson, Donne, and Elizabeth I have recited these texts within new contexts. Visit Palgrave Macmillan and purchase your copy today!

Living by the Dead By Ellen Ashdown with illustrations by Mary Liz Moody.

A memoir about living beside a cemetery--and about the members of my family who came to rest at Roselawn Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida. Please visit Kitsune Books for more information.

Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries By Matt Hucke And Ursula Bielski.

Discover a Chicago That Exists Just Beneath the Surface - About Six Feet Under! Take a tour of Chicago's permanent residents! Please visit the Lake Claremont Press website to purchase your copy of Graveyards of Chicago today!

Epitaphs: The Magazine for Cemetery Lovers By Cemetery Lovers

For information regarding subscriptions, single issues, submission guidelines, deadlines, classifieds or advertising for future issues, please visit The Cemetery Club.

Guardians of the Soul: Angels and Innocents, Mourners and Saints with photography by John Bower and foreword by Claude Cookman

Indiana's remarkable cemetery sculpture is now available. Please visit Studio Indiana for more information.

West Springfield Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark

Features information on early New England gravestone carvers with more than two hundred photos and illustrations. Please visit the Dog Pond Press website.

Piedmont Cemetery Board offers $3K reward in vandalism case PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Monday, 14 August 2006
BY WENDY PITLICK
Black Hills Pioneer 
 July 21, 2006

PIEDMONT, SD - Members of the Piedmont Cemetery Board are offering a $3,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the recent cemetery vandalism. On July 10 and July 11 vandals struck at the Piedmont Cemetery, toppling nearly all of the headstones and monuments, and destroying several grave markers for veterans from the Civil War and Spanish-American War. On Wednesday, July 19, several Piedmont residents organized a clean-up effort and, with the help of West River Monuments and Rausch Monuments of Rapid City, had the cemetery back in order in time for a funeral that was held that Friday.

But cemetery board members and residents from the Tri-State area want to make sure that the vandalism does not happen again, and that the culprits are brought to justice. According to Piedmont Cemetery board member John Honerkamp the board has received reward donations from as far east as Watertown, and as far west as Wyoming. So far, he said they have received $3,000 in donations for the reward, but that number could go up as donations keep coming in.

While Piedmont residents are offering rewards to find the vandals who destroyed their cemetery, Meade County Investigator Caleb Deyo is searching for a vehicle which may be connected to the case. The vehicle is described as a late 80s to early 90s maroon or dark red colored Cadillac with several decals in the back window. According to a recent press release from the Meade County Sheriff's Office, the vehicle was seen in the area with four passengers inside around the time the vandalism occurred.

Anyone with information regarding either the possible suspect vehicle or individuals who may have been involved with this crime should contact Deyo at 605-347-2681, or 1-800-640-6649.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1300&dept_id=156923&newsid=16951526&PAG=461&rfi=9
 
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