Subscribe to a new anthrocast, an anthropological inspired podcast about Virginian history and its archaeological sites by Dr. Lynn Rainville (Research Professor in the Humanities at Sweet Briar College).
In this episode we learn what a father, Elijah Fletcher, and a daughter, Indiana Fletcher Williams, did to prepare for their post-humous cemetery memorials at Sweet Briar on Monument Hill.
In this episode I discuss some of the features found in historic graveyards associated with wealthy, white families. I highlight half-a-dozen early 19th-century gravestones in the Monument Hill Cemetery at Sweet Briar College.
A brief overview of the podcast Ghosts, Ruins, & Graveyards with Dr. Lynn Rainville. This is a series dedicated to uncovering compelling stories about ordinary folks making important contributions in their communities. This local history provides the foundation to nationally known people and places. All of these stories begin in a home and end in the grave, leading us on an exploration of the ghosts, ruins, and graveyards of the past.
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