Instructions
Answer questions as collected in your field study. For most answers, check the boxes most applicable or fill in the blanks.
1.
Direction grave is facing
North
South
East
West
2.
Design Category of Headstone
Tablet
Gothic
Block
Scroll
Pulpit or Slant Surface Block
Raised-Top Marker
Ground Level or Lawn-Type Marker
Unusual
Bi-Columnar
Greek Columns
Obelisks-type 1
Cross-Vault Obelisk
Crypts
Vault
3.
Carving
mint
clear but worn
hard to read
words, can't read
worn smooth
4.
Motif
none
urn
flowers
leaves
animal
none of the above
5.
Evidence of Damage
Vandalism
Weathering
Broken-cracked
Unknown cause
Guess Reason
6.
Name on Headstone
7.
Year of Birth, round to the nearest tens
1700
1710
1720
1730
1740
1750
1760
1770
1780
1790
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
8.
Year of Death, round to the nearest tens
9.
Age at Death, round to the nearest fives
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
10.
Era Category
Pioneer Period (early 1800-1879)
Victorian Period (1880-1905)
Conservative Period (1905-1929)
Modern Period (1930-1970)
Present (1971-.......)
11.
Topography
Top of Hill
Mid Hill
Lower Hill
Flat Land
Valley
Near Stream
Other
12.
Location in Cemetery
Near the side or edge
Near the Center
Near the front gate
Near the back
other
13.
Near fancy Headstones
Near Plain Headstones
14.
15.
Plot-Cemetery map design
Grid-clear square blocks
Grid-but blocks differ in shape
Grid and Curve paths
Paths follow land shape (curve)