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AGS Quarterly Winter-Spring 2008

Table of Contents

Peace at Last: Lone Oak Cemetery, St. Gabriel, Louisiana
by Ryan M. Seidemann

Arizona Descansos
by M. W. Wenner

The Case of the Buried Tombstones: A Story of Gravestone Recovery and Restoration in Colorado
by Garry O'Hara

Ghosts of History Live in Rosehill Cemetery
by Karen Kruse

Michael Mullaney (1805-1871), West Stockbridge and Pittsfield, Massachusetts
by Bob Drinkwater

Treating Stones Affected by Iron Pins
Fred Oakley

plus:

Book Reviews
MARKERS Notes
AGS New and Notes

Other Useful Information:

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Writing for the Quarterly

AGS Quarterly Editorial Board seeks feature articles from members. Send your ideas for feature articles to the AGS office in care of the AGS Quarterly Editorial Board. Members are also encouraged to send news clippings about gravestone issues to the appropriate regional columnist, or if the clipping deals with one of the topical subjects, to the appropriate topical editor (columnist's addresses are at the head of their Quarterly column. Book reviews are also encouraged. To suggest a book for review or to ask about reviewing a book, write to the AGS office, or e-mail: info@gravestonestudies.org.

Copyright Requirements

"The right of one author to quote another has long been recognized by copyright law, provided that the quotation is only a small portion of the original and that credit is given. " "One paragraph from a book or long article is certainly fair use, but one from a three-paragraph article would not be. In the latter case, reword to avoid outright copying and give credit to the source." (From The Copyright Handbook, State University of New York at Albany (Sept. 1987), p. 6.

The Harriette Merrifield Forbes Award
& The Oakley Certificate Of Merit

The AGS Awards Committee is currently accepting nominations for the Harriette Merrifield Forbes Award for 2009, as well as for Oakley Certificates of Merit.

The Forbes Award goes to an individual who has significantly furthered gravestone studies in keeping with the AGS mission statement. The work can be in any area or combination of areas, such as gravestone carver attribution, gravestone conservation, gravestone art, gravestone geology, exhibitions relating to gravestones, and computer programming for gravestone study; also the historical, archaeological, genealogical, or religious significance of gravestones. Other acceptable subject areas are the iconography, poetry, language, and lettering on gravestones. The work may be in many forms, such as research, writing, videotaping, photography, interpretive editing, organizational leadership, legislation, financial assistance, and teaching.

The Oakley Certificates of Merit are awarded to individuals or organizations with much the same subject classifications applying, although the scope of the work need not be as large.

Please send your nominations, including the name, address, telephone, and e-mail address of the nominee and of the person or group doing the nominating. Describe the reasons for making the nomination, how the work reflects the AGS mission statement, and how the work has benefited the wider community. Include any clippings or photographs. If possible, have the local Historical Society or Preservation Commission comment upon the significance of the achievement.

Please send nominations to:
AGS Awards Committee, Brenda Reynolds
c/o AGS Office
278 Main Street, Suite 207
Greenfield, MA 01301
info@gravestonestudies.org

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