Historic Cemetery: A Community Investigation
Your task at the cemetery is to investigate two interesting sets of stones.
Select an area in the cemetery that has some distinctive feature. It may be that the stones appear particularly older than most, or newer. Perhaps they are in a neglected corner or are especially well kept. Any peculiarity will do.
Record the information you can learn from them. Are they all legible? How old are they? What has happened to them? How old is this portion of the cemetery? Are the people buried here related? What are the distinguishing features? Is the care being devoted to this place of interment appropriate in your opinion?
Select a second area to research. Use the criteria mentioned above and preferably some of your own also.
Again ask the question from above and at least a few of your own. You may need to go back to the first area and check for answers to new questions you have thought of.
Make a rubbing of the most interesting grave marker, which you find in the family plot.
After you compile and analyze your information tomorrow, we’ll expect you to report back to us on the interesting things you discovered about this pioneer family. Keep your eyes open, and be observant!
Historic Cemetery: A Community Investigation
Your task at the cemetery is to investigate a family plot. Choose the plot. Record the names and dates of each person buried in the plot. Examine each stone. Are there any interesting life details recorded on the stones? Did any members of the family do anything significant in the area? Keep notes on each stone. Try to figure out the relationships between the members of the family buried here. Draw what you think the family tree looks like.
Make a rubbing of the most interesting grave marker, which you find in the family plot.
After you compile and analyze your information tomorrow, we’ll expect you to report back to us on the interesting things you discovered about this pioneer family. Keep your eyes open, and be observant!
Historic Cemetery: A Community Investigation
Your task at the cemetery is to investigate the superlatives!
Find the oldest marker in the cemetery. Record its information.
Find the newest marker in the cemetery. Record its information.
Find any markers that show ethnic diversity. Make a rubbing of one of these to record its information.
Find the largest upright stone. Record its information.
Find the largest horizontal stone. Record its information.
Think of one more interesting superlative (an "-est" of some kind) to investigate in the cemetery. Find a marker, which demonstrates your original category.
Make a rubbing of the most interesting grave marker which you find in the family plot.
After you compile and analyze your information tomorrow, we’ll expect you to report back to us on the interesting things you discovered about this pioneer family. Keep your eyes open, and be observant!
Historic Cemetery: A Community Investigation
Your task at the cemetery is to record the lifespan of everyone buried in the east half of the cemetery. You are to make a list, which gives the name, date of birth, date of death and age of each person buried in this half of the cemetery. Please divide your list into two sections: those born during the 1800s and those born during the 1900s.
Make a rubbing of the most interesting grave marker, which you encounter.
When you compile and analyze your information tomorrow, try to figure out if people lived shorter lives in the last century than they do now. Also, were there any historical events or eras during which unusually large numbers of people died and were buried in this cemetery? Were there any causes of death that are of historical interest?
Historic Cemetery: A Community Investigation
Your task at the cemetery is to record the lifespan of everyone buried in the west half of the cemetery. You are to make a list, which gives the name, date of birth, date of death and age of each person buried in this half of the cemetery.
Please divide your list into two sections: those born during the 1800s and those born during the 1900s.
Make a rubbing of the most interesting grave marker, which you encounter.
When you compile and analyze your information tomorrow, try to figure out if people lived shorter lives in the last century than they do now. Also, were there any historical events or eras during which unusually large numbers of people died and were buried in this cemetery? Were there any causes of death that are of historical interest?