Save our Cemeteries

Part 6 of a 7 part series.

It is with honour and respect that cemeteries which have served communities for decades are recognized and cared for. “Burial grounds are an essential part of a community”, as the town of Herbert says, “the little prairie cemetery, dotted with small bushes, little fences and crosses, perennial plants, flower vases and personal touches really do tell a story of those who have gone before.” Cemeteries do indeed, express the social identity of their communities.

The Saskatchewan Historic Cemetery Manual put out by the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society provides guidance to proceed on conservation and preservation of historical cemeteries, their clean up, repair and documentation. As Don Morgan, QC
Minister of Justice and Attorney General notes, the operation of cemeteries in Saskatchewan falls under the purview of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General….We have an opportunity to protect our heritage and if we don’t take steps to preserve it, it will be lost. As a province and a society we must make a commitment to identify and protect cemeteries.”

Series:
• Part 1 Cemetery Preservation: Preserving Landscapes of Memories
• Part 2 Cemeteries, the silent historian
• Part 3 Archaeological Cemeteries
• Part 4 Recording and Memorialising
• Part 5 Cemetery Vacations
• Part 6 Save our Saskatchewan Cemeteries
• Part 7 Heritage Cemeteries listing
• Additional Resources

Note: This program (Saskatchewan Genealogy Society ~ Saskatchewan Cemetery Care and Maintenance Program SCCMP ) has been discontinued, however it ws intriguing, so the information is left here in this blog online

Additional Resources:

Links

Canada Gen Web Saskatchewan Cemeteries Project

Network Canadian Cemetery Management September 2010 Vol 24 No 10

Saskatchewan Gen Web Cemetery Resources and Organisations

Saskatchewan Genealogy Society Cemetery Index

Saskatchewan Historic Cemetery Manual

 SCCMP “The Saskatchewan Cemetery Care and Maintenance Program”

Books

• American Cemetery Research
  Genealogy at a Glance by Sharon Debartolo Carmack
• Saskatchewan’s Historic Cemeteries.
  Cemetery Monument Conservation: – National Park Service (bibliography with an emphasis on stone)
• Cryptic Clues in the Bone Yard by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
• Stories in Stone:
  The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by Douglas Keister
• Landscapes of Memories A Guide for Conserving Historic Cemeteries: Repairing Tombstones, written by specialists in masonry conservation
•  Michigan historic cemeteries preservation guide by
  Gregg King, Susan Kosky, Kathleen Glynn, Gladys Saborio, Michigan Historical Center.
• Municipal Designation of Cemeteries and Historic Places Initiative by Heritage Foundation of Canada
• Mortuary Monuments and Burial Grounds of the Historic Period: A Guide for Conserving Historic Cemeteries By Harold Mytum
• Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records edited by Kory L. Meyerink
• Read Before You Leap ~ SAPIC Cemetery Preservation Library
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  Essential Information (Bibliography)
• Your Guide to Cemetery Research by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
• Stories in Stone:
  The Complete Guide to Cemetery Symbolism by Douglas Keister

Victorian cemetery art by Edmund Vincent Gillon

Bibliography:

Links to sources are embedded in text above.

Additionally:

Redfield, Robert, Ralph Linton and Melville J. Herkovits

1936 Memorandum for the Study of Acculturation. American Anthropologist 38(1):149-
152.

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