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New Book on Pioneer Cemetery at Historic Washington State Park

  • 03 Nov 2011 12:48 PM
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    Message # 741246
    Anonymous
    NEW BOOK ON WASHINGTON'S PIONEER CEMETERY IS NOW AVAILABLE

    Just published by the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives Foundation is Thou Wert Dear to Us: A Record of Pioneer Cemetery, Washington, Arkansas, by Mary L. Kwas and Jami J. Lockhart of the Arkansas Archeological Survey. This guide to Pioneer Cemetery is presented in three sections. Section 1 outlines the history of Pioneer Cemetery and analyzes the burial population. Section 2 provides biographical sketches of 85 known and strongly suspected interments. Each listing, arranged alphabetically, includes corrected dates, a discussion of the grave marker, epitaph when available, biographical sketch drawn from information on the grave marker and in published and archival sources, obituary when available, and a list of references. Section 3 is a discussion of the archaeogeophysical survey using ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistance. The guide is 85 pages long and includes an index of interred individuals. Color photographs by Jamie C. Brandon, Arkansas Archeological Survey; and Sarah Wade and Joshua Williams, Historic Washington State Park, also are included. The book will be available for sale through the Historic Washington State Park gift shop
    (historicwashington@arkansas.com), or inquiries may be directed to the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives
    (southwest.archives@arkansas.gov). The cost is $20.00, plus any shipping and tax.
 
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