Larry and others: The message is appropriate, timely and addresses a great, little-covered aspect of history. Funerary art, as well as death practices, need greater study. We have a number of fine, important cemeteries in Monmouth County worthy of a visit even if one lacks an ancestor. The first, park-like public cemetery is here in Middletown, Fair View, while one later in the 19th century, Mount Olivet, also known as "the Catholic cemetery", shows the practices of early Catholic immigrant groups with some noteworthy monuments. It is located near Fair View; the two are readily coverable on a single visit. Randall Gabrielan