I received today my copy of "Traces," the magazine put out by the Indiana Historical Society. There is an article about Hindostan Whetstone Gravestones in it by Richard Powell and Erik Kvale. Your local library may have a copy or you can order a copy by going to http://www.indianahistory.org/pub/traces/back.html. There is a place here on ordering copies of the journal. Jeannie Regan-Dinius Cemetery Registry Coordinator Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology 317/232-1646 317/232-0693 (fax) 402 W. Washington Street RM W274 Indianapolis, IN 46204

Well, I'll go home tonight and look for the article. It would be nice to have a section on our INPCRP page that has pictures of all the different types of stones that are used. Maybe Lois can wedge in another page. Please! This is one of the areas I think we should learn first. Understanding the types of stone used and matching colors to make a good repair is important. Ok Jeannie, Hindostan Whetstone, where dose it say it is mined from? L. A. Clugh~Tippecanoe

Hello All, I have a copy of the article, it is very interesting and well written. There is some very good information on the different styles, artwork and engraving, and also some history on how the stone was formed. I think the use of these stones was more widespread than the article shows. The map on p. 34 shows only 2 cemeteries in Gibson county containing these stones where our cemetery research shows at least 50 of our cemeteries contain one or more. Those that were at our seminar will remember that there were at least 12 of these stones in Warnock cemetery. Ernie At 12:48 PM 02/19/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Well, I'll go home tonight and look for the article. >It would be nice to have a section on our INPCRP page that >has pictures of all the different types of stones that are used. >Maybe Lois can wedge in another page. Please! > >This is one of the areas I think we should learn first. Understanding the >types of stone used and matching colors to make a good repair is important. > >Ok Jeannie, Hindostan Whetstone, where dose it say it is mined from? > >L. A. Clugh~Tippecanoe > > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite.