Shows cemeteries in Vermont, including maps, family names, condition of cemeteries, and directions.

An updated inventory to Vermont's cemeteries.

Whether it's for their solace and beauty or for the sense of history that seeps from the ground, cemeteries are fascinating places to visit, this guide shows where to find the most interesting and unusual ones in all of New England. Some have headstones that are fine art, others are associated with notorious events, and others are the final resting place of famous poets, soldiers, and statesmen. Included are large public facilities as well as the...

"Unearth clues to your past. Not all research can be done from home - sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to search for and analyze your ancestors' graves. Discover tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, an at-a-glance guide to frequently used gravestone icons, and practical strategies for on-the-ground research. And once you've...

Hope Cemetery in Barre, Vermont, is one of New England's most renowned graveyards. This 85-acre "open-air museum" is noted for the artistry and craftsmanship of its monuments, derived exclusively from legendary Barre gray granite. The cemetery attracts thousands of visitors every year, particularly when the foliage turns during fall. Barre was a boomtown with a rapidly rising population of European immigrants, especially those from Italy and Scotland,...

Includes history of the cemetery, layout, flora, statistical analysis, cultural trends, gravestone materials, headstone and monument types, headstone symbols, headstone manufacturers, as well as biographical profiles of: Allen family (and information on the Ethan Allen monument), George F. Edmunds, John Ellsworth Goodrich, Commander Jonas Hannibal Holden, Buffalo Soldier Sgt. George Osborne, Edward John Phelps, Frank Oscar Sinclair, and Samuel White...