Come on another historical excursion with Ozarks’ History as we walk through the Old Athens Cemetery in northeastern Baxter County, Arkansas. The cemetery is slightly elevated on a wooden hill above Bennett’s Bayou, also known as Bennett’s River. It is also the same area that Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, and his partner, Levi Pettibone, journeyed through in December of 1818.
Along the way, we will hear stories about family connections and the first Primitive Baptist Church established in this area in 1848. The founder of the church is listed as William T. Anderson and his wife Eunice.
We are also excited to be reviewing two new Stone Table Crypts containing two Neck-Discoid Tombstones. This broadens our count of Neck-Discoid stones to 52. We will also learn how to read faded epitaphs with the etchings eroding away over time, using shaving cream, a squeegee, water, a brush, and D-2 Solution.
Enjoy the pictures and extra videos at the end of the program.
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D/2 Biological Solution from Cemetery Preservation Supply LLC
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Book Recommendation
A Shape in Time and Space: The Migration of the Necked Discoid Gravemarker-the Illinois Sample
Papers:
Two Rare Anglesey Discoid Markers. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j...
Contextualization and Typology of Disc-headed and Trapezoidal Gravemarker forms in Scotland. by George Thompson Scottish Archaeological Journal Vol. 34-35 (2012), pp. 1-24 (24 pages) Published By: Edinburgh University Press
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"Gone to the Grave," one of our favorite books, by Abby Burnett
This book is an excellent resource if you ever chance through a cemetery or enjoy spending time on those sacred grounds. "Gone to the Grave," a meticulous autopsy of this now vanished way of life and death, documents mourning and practical rituals through interviews, diaries and reminiscences, obituaries, and a wide variety of other sources. Abby Burnett covers attempts to stave off death; passings that, for various reasons, could not be mourned according to tradition; factors contributing to high maternal and infant mortality; and the ways in which loss was expressed through obituaries and epitaphs. A concluding chapter examines early undertaking practices and the many angles funeral industry professionals worked to convince the public of the need for their services.
Schoolcraft in Unlock the Ozarks
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