Answered my own question. Live and learn, I guess. >From http://www.taph.com/ taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă) ORIGIN: >From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something" DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries -----Original Message----- From: paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jocelynn Knight Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 9:42 AM To: ellisrn@earthlink.net; paclearf@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] Veteran Markers I can't find this word or any version of it in my dictionary. What are "taphophiles"? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ellis Michaels Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:58 PM To: PACLEARF-L Subject: [PACLEARF] Veteran Markers Hello All, I thought any taphophiles out there might find this page interesting. It is a guide to the veteran flag markers next to tombstones in cemeteries. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/1pa/tscarvers/veteran-markers/veter an-markers.htm Ellis Michaels Co-coordinator Pennsylvania GenWeb Tombstone Project ellisrn@earthlink.net "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message