Cemeteries: TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT: Easton Heights Cemetery: Easton, Northampton County, PA

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  File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
  Taylor Shafer  

  Project description and links to other sections of the cemetery may be found at

  http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/northampton/tsimages/easton-heights.htm

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  An Eagle Scout project by Taylor Shafer, Boy Scout Troop 87, Nazareth, PA.

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  TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION PROJECT Š Taylor S. Shafer
  
  EASTON HEIGHTS CEMETERY Transcription Project
  Compiled by Taylor S. Shafer 
  Eagle Scout Project - 2005
  Boy Scout Troop 87
  Nazareth, PA
  
  Please refer to the Tombstone Worksheet example for deciphering the
  tombstone type and conditions of stone, carvings, and inscriptions, etc.
  when doing your research in this record.  You will find an entry for
  "Tombstone" for each transcription.  There you will find the abbreviated
  descriptions.  Using the worksheet as a guide you will be able to learn all
  about the tombstone you are researching.
  
  Tombstones are listed according to the section of the cemetery they are
  located in. The entries are not listed in alphabetical order.
  
  Every attempt was made to decipher the inscriptions on the stones
  accurately.  Time and erosion were large factors in the conditions of the
  stones and the ability to decipher the inscriptions.  Some were found to be
  mint while others far less decipherable.  Some were, in fact, illegible. 
  Some stones were in sound condition, while others were sunken, broken, and
  unfortunately destroyed or nearly destroyed.  No attempt was made to
  indicate which direction the stones faced, except where indicated.
  
  You will note that some entries have an underline.  This simply means that
  the entry is as it was found and no changes were made by the transcriber.
  This was done because there are some unusual spellings, family names with
  different spellings, etc, or perhaps dates differ or didnÕt make sense. 
  Some entries had no death date inscribed.  You will find an entry of "no
  date" if a date was not found.  This does not mean that the person did not
  die.  Simply that perhaps that person was the last to die in his/her family
  and no one was left to order the death date inscription or perhaps no funds
  were available to do so.  Also, perhaps she/he was buried elsewhere. 
  Obviously there were stones for ones where indeed the death date has not
  yet occurred as of this project date, but an inscription is found on a
  stone with other loved ones.  You will find "no date" on those stones as
  well.
  
  It is hoped that this project will be a great resource for those
  researching their family histories.  Much time and effort was spent in
  doing the field work as well as the typing of the entries and organizing
  the books.  This work was also entered onto an on-line cemetery website as
  part of the Tombstone Transcription Project.  Not only were birth and death
  dates recorded from the stones, but inscriptions that give great insight to
  the individual.  Some examples are:  Beloved Mother, Our Darling Baby,
  Father, Son of, Daughter of, Wife, Husband, "Gone But not Forgotten" World
  War Veteran, Civil War Veteran, Born in Germany.  These are but a few
  transcriptions along with beautiful poems, scriptures, and carvings found
  on the stones in this cemetery.  Loving tributes to family members indeed.