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$25 2hr
Lost Language of Gravestones
About This Class
David M. Habben decodes the symbolism carved into historic gravestones. Learn what the imagery, iconography, and epitaphs reveal about how past generations understood death, the afterlife, and the spirit world.
Your Instructor
David M. Habben
David M. Habben is a cemetery historian and photographer based in Boise, Idaho, who has been documenting cemeteries and their symbolism for over 20 years. He teaches classes on the lost language of gravestones and leads historical cemetery tours, and volunteers at the Old Idaho State Penitentiary and Idaho State History Museum.
