This colorful photographic lecture not only gives tips for finding cemeteries, reading worn tombstones, and the meaning of the carved symbols, but also illustrates common problems which are encountered and what might be done to overcome them. Following these techniques allows the gravestone inscriptions to “speak” to you about your ancestor’s life.
Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, was co-director of GRIP, coordinated the "Genealogy as a Profession" course at IGHR, authored two chapters in Professional Genealogy: Preparation, Practice and Standards, created and instructed part of BU’s Certificate course, and past-president BCG. She has been involved in ProGen Study since the beginning, being the mentor for groups 1, 25, and 50.
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