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to the Association for Gravestone Studies. Are you wondering why anyone would want to study
gravestones? And are you amazed that more than 1200 people have
joined our association? I believe the answer is the changing
American attitude toward preserving our history. We've always
honored great individuals and great moments in our history: we saved Mount
Vernon in 1853 and every year celebrate the signing of the
Declaration of Independence. But in the closing years of the
twentieth century we came to realize that our history should include
the lives of ordinary people and ordinary events as well.
Stones mark the graves of ordinary people, and
there are thousands of them in every state in the union. They
provide valuable information: genealogy, local history, medical
history, religious history, and changing fashions in art and
literature. If you have a special interest, join us. You will find
that other members complement your interest and you will receive
support through reading our publications and making friends at our
conferences.
-Thomas Malloy, President

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