Collection Overview
Association for Gravestone Studies.
Cemetery Inscriptions Collection
1902-2005
MS 669
4 boxes
(6 linear feet)
Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
Consisting of self-published and limited-run compilations of gravestone transcriptions from historical cemeteries, the AGS Cemetery Inscriptions Collection offers rich documentation of epitaphs and memorial language, with an emphasis on colonial and early national-era in New England and Ohio. The collection is arranged by state and town.
English
Historical Note
Founded in 1977, the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) is an international organization dedicated to furthering the study and preservation of gravestones. Based in Greenfield, Mass., the Association promotes the study of gravestones from historical and artistic perspectives. To raise public awareness about the significance of historic gravemarkers and the issues surrounding their preservation, the AGS sponsors conferences and workshops, publishes both a quarterly newsletter and annual journal, Markers, and has built an archive of collections documenting gravestones and the memorial industry.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Consisting of self-published and limited-run compilations of gravestone transcriptions from historical cemeteries, the AGS Cemetery Inscriptions Collection offers rich documentation of epitaphs and memorial language, with an emphasis on colonial and early national-era in New England and Ohio. The collection is arranged by state and town.
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Cite as: Association for Gravestone Studies Cemetery Inscriptions Collection (MS 669). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from the Association for Gravestone Studies, 2010, from donations received .
Processed by Dex Haven, June 2010.
Search Terms
Association for Gravestone Studies.
Inscriptions.
Sepulchral monuments.
Related Material
Part of the Association for Gravestone Studies Collections.
Connecticut5 items1985-2005
3Whittlesey, Gurski and ScullyCemeteries of Brookfield, Connecticut (Brookfield, CT)2003
3Whittlesey and ScullyA Handbook of Cemeteries, Brookfield Connecticut (Brookfield, CT)1985
3Young, RobertInscriptions From Cemeteries of Danbury, Vol. 1 (Danbury Cemeteries)2 copies2005
4Spaulding, John J.Eastbury Cemetery Inscriptions (Glastonbury, CT)1997
2Noble, PatriciaGravestone Inscriptions, Zion's Hill Cemetery, Suffield, CT (Zion's Hill Cemetery, Suffield, CT)2 copies2004
Delaware3 items1982-1986
2Whitcraft, Martha; Lucy Hazen BarnesCemetery Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green, New Castle, DE, Tombstone Survey (Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery)1986
2Whitcraft, Martha; Lucy Hazen BarnesRed Clay Creek Church Cemetery Tombstone Survey (New Castle Co. Cemetery)1982
2Whitcraft, Martha; Lucy Hazen BarnesWhite Clay Creek Church Cemetery Tombstone Survey (New Castle Co. Cemeteries)1984
Georgia1 item1999
1Piechocinski, Elizabeth C.Old Burying Ground: Colonial Park Cemetery (Savannah, GA)1999
Illinois1 item1984
2Baselt, Fonda and Josephine MoellerCemeteries of Champaign County, Illinois (Champaign Co., IL)1984
Indiana1 item1993
4Baker, SueHancock Co., Indiana Tombstone Inscriptions: One Hundred Years, 1833-1933 (Hancock Co. IN)1993
Kentucky2 items1975-1987
4Owen, Kathryn, compilerOld Graveyards of Clark County, Kentucky (Clark Co. Cemeteries)1975
2Kentucky Historical SocietyKentucky Ancestors, Quarterly: Pioneer Thomas Cemetery (p. 164), Frankfort Cemetery, (p. 172)1987
Louisiana1 item1986
3Westerman, Audrey, et. Al.Bikur Shalom Cemetery, Donaldsonville, LA (Donaldsonville, LA)1986
Massachusetts13 items1902-2000
4Bunnell, Paul J.Cemetery Inscriptions of the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts and its Villages 1600-1900 (Barnstable, MA)1992
3Bedford Hist. SocietyOld Burying Ground Databases, Bedford (Bedford, MA)1995
4Latham, WilliamsEpitaphs in Old Bridgewater, MA (Bridgewater, MA)1882 (reprint)
1Webb, Denise; Andrea CarlinSite Survey and Assessment of the Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, MA (Deerfield, Old Burying Ground, Albany Road)2000
2, 4Historic Burying Grounds InitiativeReport and Inventory, Vol. 1 -- Dorchester North Burying Ground (Dorchester North, Boston, MA)19862 copies
4Historic Burying Grounds InitiativeReport and Inventory, Vol. 2 -- Copp's Hill Burying Ground (Boston, MA)1986
3Essex Soc. Of GenealogistsA Guide to Cemeteries in Essex County, MA (Essex Co., MA)1991
1Nyman, Edith and Cynthia ConnorCemeteries of Greenfield, Franklin Co., MA (Greenfield, MA)1981
3Boston Area Shaker Study Group, compilerHarvard Shaker Cemetery Project (Harvard, MA)1987
4Farber, Jessie LieThe Old South Hadley Burial Ground, 1976 (Old South Hadley Cemetery)1976
1, 4Allen, Orrin PeerInscriptions from The Ancient Cemeteries of Palmer, Massachusetts, 1729-1901 (Palmer, MA)19022 copies
4Robinson, Barbara J., Howard E. Robinson, Cynthia L. RobinsonBurial Hill in the 1990s, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Plymouth, Burial Hill Cemetery)1999
4Bouchard, Betty J.Our Silent Neighbors: A Study of Gravestones in the Olde Salem Area (Salem, MA)1991
2Bell, Edward L.Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ()1990
Maryland2 items1982-1985
4Gurney, John T. III, editorCemetery Inscriptions of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Anne Arundel Co. MD)1982
4Holdcraft, Jacob MehrlingNames in Stone: Frederick Co., MD, Vols. 1 and 2 (Frederick Co. MD)1985
Maine7 items1978-2002
Maine Old Cemetery AssociationSagadahoc County Cemeteries (Arrowsic Twp. ME)
2Haines, Agnes G., Mildred O. JacksonBethel, Maine, Cemeteries (Bethel Cemeteries)1989
3Best, GaryOld Fort Cemetery Gravestone Inventory (Damariscotta, Pemaquid Cemetery)2002
4Gates, SusanMonhegan Island Cemetery Gravestone Inscriptions (Monhegan Island, Maine)1978
4Jordan, William B. Jr.Burial Records 1717 - 1962 of the Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Maine (Portland, ME)1987
4Ketover, Karen ShermanWestbrook, Maine Cemeteries (Westbrook, ME)1996
Missouri3 items1986-1991
4Howard, Gail, Mozelle HutchinsonCemeteries of Maries County, MO, (Maries Co. Cemeteries)1986
1Osage County Historical SocietyComprehensive Survey of Jefferson Township Cemeteries (Osage Co. Cemeteries)1990
3Platte County Missouri Historical SocietyPlatte County Missouri Tombstone Inscriptions and Weston Cemetery Sexton Accounts (Platte Co. Cemeteries)1991
Montana1 item1980
3Townshend, Doris B.Cemeteries and Graves of Madison County, Montana (Madison Co. Cemeteries)1980
New Hampshire6 items1908-1985
2Barrington, New Hampshire Historical SocietyGraveyards of Barrington, New Hampshire (Barrington, NH)1976
2Chesterfield Historical SocietyFrom Journey's End to Hardscrabble, 3d ed. (Chesterfield, NH)1985
1Goss, Mrs. C. C.Colonial Gravestone Inscriptions in the State of New Hampshire (NH)1942
1Inscriptions on Gravestones in the Two Old Cemeteries on East Hill (Petersborough, East Hill Cemeteries)1908
4Tallman, Louise H., compilerFamily Graveyards of Portsmouth, NH (Portsmouth Cemeteries)1983
McClave, ElizabethCemetery Surveys and Adoptions (Stephentown Cemeteries)
New Jersey4 items1990-1993
4Whitcraft, Martha, Lucy Hazen BarnesMethodist Episcopal Cemetery, Glassboro, NJ (Glassboro Methodist Cemetery)1991
3Brown, T. RobbinsBergen County Historic Sites Survey: Cemetery Inventory (Hackensack, NJ, Bergen Co.)1992
2Baker, Walter C.Family Burying Grounds, Montgomery Township, Somerset Co. , NJ (Montgomery Co., NJ)1993
2New Providence Presbyterian ChurchColonial Graveyard of Presbyterian Church at New Providence, NJ, The (New Providence, NJ)1990
New York5 items1986-1999
2Silinonte, JosephTombstones of the Irish Born: Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Flatbush, Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)1992
Langhans, Rufus B.Huntington Historic Cemeteries (Huntington, NY)
1Brown, Anne WrightNew York Marble Cemetery Interments 1830-1937 (NYC)1999
3Krell, PeterSo That All May Be Remembered, Vol. 1 Clarkstown, Rockland County (Rockland Co., NY)1989
1, 2McClave, Elizabeth W.Epitaphs in the Only Stephentown on Earth (Stephentown, NY)19862 copies
Ohio10 items1983-1998
2Ohio Gen. Society, Wood Co. ChapterOak Grove Cemetery In Bowling Green, Pt. 1 and 2 (multiple Cemeteries)1985
2Ohio Gen. Society, Wood Co. Chap.Cemeteries in Milton Township (Milton Twp. Wood Co. OH)1987
3Ohio Gen. Society, Fairfield Co. ChapterCemeteries of Berne Twp. (multiple cemeteries)1983
2Ohio Gen. Society, Wood Co. Chap.Cemeteries in Bloom Twp. (multiple Cemeteries)1988
2Ohio Gen. Society, Fairfield Co. Chap.Cemeteries of Richland Twp. (multiple Cemeteries)1984
2Ohio Gen. Society, Wood Co. Chap.Cemeteries in Henry and Jackson Twps. Vols. 1 and 2 (multiple townships)1986
2Ohio Genealogical SocietyOhio Cemeteries (OH)1998
2Ohio Genealogical SocietyOhio Cemeteries Addendum (OH)1990
2Ohio Gen. Society, Wood Co. Chap.Cemeteries in Plain Township (Plain Twp. Wood Co. OH)1988
2Ohio Gen. Society, Wood Co. Chap.Cemeteries in Washington Township (Washington Twp. Wood Co. OH)1987
Oregon3 items1978-2001
3Oregon Dept. of Trans.Oregon Cemetery Survey (multiple cemeteries)1978
3Robinson, JeanneVisitors' Guide to Oregon Historic Cemeteries (OR)1999
4Byrd, Dean H., compilerOregon Burial Site Guide (OR)2001
Pennsylvania1 item
Fadenrecht, DorisNew Britain Baptist Church Cemetery, Bucks Co., PA (New Britain Baptist Church Cemetery,)
Rhode Island2 items1991-1992
2MacGunnigle, Bruce CampbellEast Greenwich, Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Inscriptions (East Greenwich Cemeteries)1991
2McAleer, AltheaGraveyards of North Kingstown, RI (North Kingstown, RI)1992
The South1 item1960
1Lester, M. A.Old Southern Cemetery Records, selected (selected)1960
South Carolina2 items1965-1985
2 Moss, Bobby G., Dennis R. AmosTombstones and Cemeteries of Cherokee Co, Vols. 1 and 2 (multiple Cemeteries)1985
3Crockett, NancyOld Waxhaw Cemetery Inscriptions (Old Waxhaw Cemetery, Lancaster, SC)1965
Tennessee3 items1968-1986
3Dalton, Lynette, et. Al.Cemetery Records of Cheatham County, Tennessee, Vol. 1 Districts 3 and 4 (Cheatham Co., TN)1986
3Darnell, Jones, Alley and HoganCemetery Records, Montgomery Co.,Vol. 1 (Montgomery Co., TN)1968
2Key, Maggart and TurnerSmith County Tennessee Cemeteries (Smith Co., TN)1984
Texas1 item1993
3Beverly, Trevia WoosterAt Rest: A Historical Directory of Harris County, Texas, Cemeteries 1822-1992 (Harris Co., TX)1993
Virginia4 items1985-1999
2Arlington Genealogy ClubGraveyards of Arlington County, Virginia (Arlington Co., VA)1985
3Kizer, FranklinSt. Mary's Whitechapel Cemetery Lancaster VA (Lancaster, VA)1991-1999
2Sheridan, Christine L.Tombstones of Mathews County, VA (Mathews Co., VA)1988
1Orgain Jr., J. R.A Rough Index on Names found . . . Brunswick Co., VA (multiple cemeteries)1986
Vermont3 items1977-1994
4Hoffman, Germaine A. L.Gleanings from Gravestone Inscriptions (Brookline)1994
2Bacon, Robert L.Register of persons buried in the Cemeteries of the town of Thetford, VT 1768-1976 (Thetford, VT.)1977
3Vermont Old Cemetery AssociationBurial Grounds of Vermont (Vermont)1991
International4 items1987-1999
4Graves of Honour at the Central Cemetery in Vienna (Vienna, Central Cemetery)1992
1Waterloo-Wellington BranchOntario Gen. Soc. Cemetery Records, Home for Aged Cemetery (Waterloo Twp., Wellington Co.)1987
1Waterloo-Wellington BranchOntario Gen. Soc. Cemetery Records, Linwood Union Cemetery (Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Co.)1987
1Henchion, RichardGravestone Inscriptions Cathedral Cemetery, Cloyne, Co. Cork (Ireland, Cloyne)1999