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Old Burial Grounds of New Jersey


Old Burial Grounds of New Jerseybook coverOld Burial Grounds of New Jersey
A Guide
Author: Janice Kohl Sarapin


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Book Information
  Subject: New Jersey and the Region
ISBN: 0-8135-2111-4
Pages: 230; 90 b&w illus.
Binding: Paper
   
Reviews
  "Sarapin's enthusiasm is infectious: reading her entries on New Jersey's large and small cemeteries makes even a jaded old cemetery buff like myself feel the urge to jump on a plane to Newark, rent a car, and spend a week driving around with the book open on the front seat, visiting old burial grounds. A precedent-setting book!"--Richard Meyer, Western Oregon State College, author of Cemeteries and Gravemarkers: Voices of American Culture
   
Description
  This illustrated guidebook to New Jersey's old burial grounds is unique, not just for New Jersey, but for anywhere in America. Janice Kohl Sarapin introduces you to the history and lore of old graveyards. She shows you how to read epitaphs, how to date gravestones by style, how to restore an abandoned graveyard, and how to find out the stories of the people buried there. She describes more than 120 fascinating old burial grounds throughout the state (including the cemeteries of African-Americans, Jewish communities, and other ethnic and religious groups). She provides full directions and details about what makes each one special as well as suggestions for planning your visit and for educational activities to use with children and adults. An ideal book for Halloween!
   
Biography
  Janice Kohl Sarapin has been fascinated by old graveyards ever since her childhood. She is a founding member of the New Jersey Graveyard Preservation Society and lives in East Brunswick, New Jersey.



 



 
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