I imagine you've been bombarded with answers.
Those are footstones. Very handy for being sure of the location of any
loose head stones or for identifyling graves with no headstone.
Have fun! Karen
----- Original Message -----
From: Jayne Hoffman <jhoffmn(a)pressenter.com>
To: <INPCRP-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 7:11 PM
Subject: [INPCRP] tombstone help
Greetings,
I am new to the list and glad to find other who share in the interest of
preserving cemmeteries.
I am curently involved in trying to document and preserve a small pioneer
cemetery. One question my students and I have is, we are finding a number
of small tombstones with initials only (approx 5 inches wide). Many
initials seem to correspond with the tombstones with inscriptions. Could
someone enlighten me as to what these
tombstones are? Most are loose and laying scattered around. Any help or
advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Jayne
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