Join scholar Tammy Schane at historic Easton Cemetery for an exploration of 19th-century mourning customs and the hidden meanings of gravestone symbols. A slide lecture in the Chapel will be followed by a guided walk through the cemetery: view funerary art, learn about historic grave preservation, and discover more about the local notables who found their final resting place in the park-like setting.
This program is being co-sponsored by NCHGS and our friends at Easton Cemetery.
$5 for chapel lecture (proceeds will benefit upkeep of Easton Cemetery). Cemetery walk and talk is free. RSVP suggested. Rain or shine. Please dress for the weather.
Copies of Tammy’s book on grave symbolism will be available for purchase.
About Tammy Schane
Tammy E. Schane is a public historian and development specialist who has worked for and volunteered with non-profits for more than 10 years.
She worked for the American Cancer Society as a special events coordinator in the communities of Lower Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, raising $1.5 million with the assistance of 250 volunteers in 5 years. She also worked for Heritage Conservancy in Doylestown, Pennsylvania as the membership coordinator and led docent of tours of historic Aldie Mansion. Currently, she works for the American Association for Cancer Research in Philadelphia, PA, as a program coordinator for the AACR’s Annual Meeting.
She volunteers as a tour guide at Doylestown Cemetery and has researched and written the tour about the site’s 19th-century tombstone symbols and their meanings. She contributed research to two other tours and served as the photographer for the book, Stories from Beneath the Stones: A Walking Tour of Doylestown Cemetery, published in 2016. She lectures on her research of 18th- and 19th-century cemeteries to historical societies and other groups, and in 2016, she published a book called, Engraved: The Meanings Behind 19th-Century Tombstone Symbols.
Tammy E. Schane holds a B.S. from Syracuse University in journalism and history, and recently completed her M.A. in public history from LaSalle University. She has also worked in the florist industry on and off for 15 years as a floral designer, and is an avid gardener. She is married with three beautiful and talented cats and lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She is an amateur photographer with a strong interest in capturing images of forest mushrooms and fungi. And she will always, always, always brake for a cemetery.