Sunday's Enlightening (and Exercising) Excursion!

My students and I crisscrossed the peninsula on Sunday, Nov. 19 to visit two of Charleston's oldest church graveyards located at Second Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street and Unitarian Church on Archdale.

The class has 22 students- here are the "Nifty Nine" who took part in the outing

As a bonus, we got to see the inside of the Unitarian Church as it was open for tours.  Read more about the successful outing here on my BirdsEyeViews blog.

Here are approaches I have shared with the students about conducting research on "Old Charlestonians" interred at graveyards like the ones we visited on this day. 

"Epic Epitaphs" Presentation and Assignment

Grave marker epitaphs are another key element to the Victorian-era and other distinctive burial sites.

Carefully selected wording can leave the departed with a special, everlasting tribute, and offer the survivors lasting thoughts and remembrances they otherwise may not receive.

Here's my presentation on what I call "Epic Epitaphs."




Epitaphs are often sad, solemn and spiritual. But they can also be humorous, irreverent and even crude and disturbing.  Here's one of many listings of not-so-epic epitaphs I found online.

Megan's Epic Epitaphs!

Read all about them here!