360-2 Cemeteries
and Local History
3 Hours Social Sciences
Instructor: Dr. Jerry Oldshue
929 Pinbrook Lane
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
(205) 759-1312 (h)
the@oldshue.com
*After receipt of enrollment from the EXD office, student should
call Dr. Oldshue for discussion before beginning work on contract.
If not home, leave message or contact by email.
Important Contract Policies
Purpose
To become familiar with local history of a community by studying
its cemeteries.
Learning Objectives
- To become familiar with the inventorying of cemeteries
- To become familiar with grave marker art
- To become familiar with burial patterns of ethnic and racial groups
- To learn about graveyard folklore
Methodology
- Students will use the assigned manual to inventory cemeteries
and to complete assigned projects that are part of the evaluation.
- Read the assigned texts.
Resources
- Consult local libraries and historical societies to determine what previous
records of cemeteries are already available and to consult these people to
locate cemeteries.
- Work with the Contract Director in every stage of the project to insure a
quality inventory and field study.
- Use the Guide/Manual, Cemeteries and Local History, for the course. This
manual is available as an online course reserve. Go to http://www.lib.ua.edu,
click on “course reserves” and select “Jerry Oldshue.” Note:
the manual is in pdf format. You will need to download Adobe’s free reader
at http://www.adobe.com. If you need help, please call us at (205)348-6000.
- Grave Concerns: A Preservation Manual for Cemeteries
in Arkansas by Tammie Trippe-Dillion. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. Telephone: (501) 324-9880 ($5.00). They will accept checks but not credit cards.
- Students should order from The University of Texas Press, Terry G. Jordan, Texas
Graveyards: A Cultural Legacy. The address is: The University of Texas Press, P.O. Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713. Telephone: (512) 471-4032. Order the paperback version. The Press will accept credit card orders.
- Feel free to use GPS and laptops with Delorme Street Atlas; http://www.delorme.com or other atlases to locate graveyards.
- Check www.gravestonestudies.org for ideas.
- Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack. Betterway Books; (800) 221-5831; www.familytreemagazine.com; F&Publications, Inc. ,1507 Dana Ave. ,Cincinnati, Ohio , 45207-1005. Cost $19.99 + postage
Evaluation - Complete an inventory of selected graveyards (500 or so stones).
- Complete a field study of graveyards inventoried by producing a summary of 15-20 pgs.
- Use writing guide of choice.
*Please send all assignments at the same time.
*Keep a copy of your paper as it will not be returned.
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