Now You See It, Now You Don’t

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This is an abstract from the session entitled "Mortuary Monuments and Archaeology: Current Research" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The recoding and digitizing of cemetery data is necessary for preservation of the information and a challenge. In 1976, we collected data on three 18th century graveyards in New Hampshire and we have the original files.   In 2015, we returned to rerecord these cemeteries. The cemeteries are Gumpus Hill in Pelham; Thornton Hill and Turkey Hill in Merrimack. During the 39 years, many stones had been lost and others become unreadable. The local libraries and historical societies had not kept the 1976 reports. The challenge to digitize maps, written notes, photographs and genealogical information has been a problem. This paper will identify the changes that were observed and describe the challenge of digitizing the data for these cemeteries.

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• Society for Historical Archaeology 2020   •
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PaperId(s): 1089