Episodio 22: Muriéndose por entrar
Start your local history research with a tour of the cemetery. There is more than just names and dates to be found. All the people laid to rest there had a story of their own. Cemetery research is all about starting at the end to find the beginning of that story.
Willsboro cemetery. c. 1973 (P039988)
The grave marker of Chauncey Hathorn tells a story. (P006753)
Imagen de cabecera: John Brown’s grave in North Elba, NY. c. 1890 (P007917)
Conexión con el plan de estudios
Lee en voz alta: Los alumnos pueden seguir la conversación mientras la escuchan. Haga clic en AQUÍ para descargar una copia de la transcripción.
Vocabulario: Explorar nuevas palabras. Los alumnos escuchan el vocabulario de alto nivel en su contexto. Pídales que identifiquen la definición después. Haga clic en AQUÍ para la página de vocabulario.
Long Lake Cemetery Quest. Click AQUÍ to download a quest of the Long Lake, NY cemetery. Print it out double-sided on regular letter paper in landscape, with the margin on the short side. Fold in half to form a booklet.
Preguntas
Es posible que los alumnos de cursos superiores quieran profundizar en algunos temas.
- Throughout history, funerals, cemetery plots, and elaborate monuments have been expensive; therefore cemeteries become records of the socioeconomic hierarchies of a community. In general, the graves of the poorest people are invisible or unremarkable because of the cost associated with burial. What does your local cemetery say about your community?
- Websites like Find-A-Grave y Family Search can provide more information about past community members.
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