Introduction

The Internet Resources

What We Can Learn From Cemeteries

• Why Do Some People Visit Cemeteries... - ...beside the fact that they have a wierd teacher! Check out some not so wierd reasons.

• Using A Cemetery To Learn About The Community - This introduction brings up how cemeteries can be used to learn about the past and present of a community. Read the section titled, Introduction, and stop when you get to the picture of the Volga German Cemetery in Victoria, Kansas.

Decatur and DeKalb County

• Excerpts from The History of DeKalb County, Georgia, 1790-1900 - Fascinating stories from the past about places you walk or drive by every day. Take a peek at some Wild Pony Boy Gangs, Mary Gay (whose house is right across the street from STM) and how an Indian delegation visited Stone Mountain.

• Decatur Points of Interest - This website provides a map of downtown Decatur. Click on point C in the upper right hand corner; this is the location of the Decatur Cemetery.

• Decatur Cemetery - This small site shows examples of the kinds of pictures you can take at a cemetery.

• Welcome To DeKalb County - This site is a good source of information about the history of DeKalb County and Decatur. Be sure to read about Steven Decatur and Baron DeKalb.

Famous Internees of Decatur Cemetery

• Find A Grave: DeKalb County - This website has information on 5 famous internees of Decatur Cemetery.

• The Political Graveyard: Decatur Cemetery - Information about famous political internees of Decatur Cemetery. Be sure to click on the words, 'congressional biography' in each persons entry.

• Mary Ann Harris Gay: Georgia Woman of Achievement - Biographical information about this famous internee of Decatur Cemetery.

• Mary Ann Gay Harris 1829-1918 - More info on this famous internee of Decatur Cemetery.

• December 31: Robert Alston: This Day In History - Information about thelife of Robert A. Alston, buried in Decatur Cemetery.

• Agnes Scott History - Information on this founder of Agnes Scott College who is buried in Decatur Cemetery.

• The Decatur Preservation Alliance - Pictures and information about the move of the Fraser house (once owned by one of the Decatur Cemetery internees) to the Decatur Cemetery.

Symbols and Monument Styles

• Cemetery Symbolism: A Wary Glossary - A visual glossary of symbolism used in funeral monuments.

• Gravestone Symbolism - A small but interesting listing of gravestone symbolic images.

• Symbols - Another source of information about symbols used in gravestone decoration.

• Symbolism - A site on gravestone symbolism that is divided into categories and which has photographs to illustrate each symbolic representation. Click on the Grave Art button on the left and then on Symbolism.

• Monument Styles - This site shows and explains some common monument styles. Click on the Grave Art button on the left and then on Monument Styles.

Epitaphs

• Pink Bear's Graveyard - This is a collection of funny epitaphs.

• Rosebud's Epitaphs - This is a collection of serious epitaphs