Cemeteries can be a valuable source for investigating a broad range of subjects concerning the collective values and attitudes of generations past. The inscriptions and images on tombstones, monuments, and other objects of funerary art provide important insights into views of death, the relation ships between the living and the dead, religious beliefs, and gender and class distinctions. Ethnic influences are often evident, as is the desire of planners and local authori ties to offer citizens opportunities for cultural enrichment and to instill civic