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POLAND — This week’s Poland Spring Preservation Society Wicked Wednesday program is “The Anatomy of a Gravestone ” presented by Ron Romano.
This presentation will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, in All Souls Chapel at Poland Spring Resort.
Suggested donation is $5 and will benefit the Poland Spring Preservation Society. Water and cookies will be provided.
Southern Maine’s early cemeteries are rich with folk art. Beautifully hand-carved gravestones created by local stonecutters are readily found throughout our region. But what do the gravestone symbols — urns & willows, skulls & crossed bones, and pointing fingers — really mean?
In this heavily-illustrated presentation, cemetery historian and author Romano will describe the anatomy of a gravestone, discuss the types of materials found in our burial grounds and explain the meanings of dozens of gravestone icons. The Poland Spring Preservation Society is a nonprofit organization that preserves, protects and manages The Poland Spring Museums along with extensive collections of art, artifacts and memorabilia.
The museums include the All Souls Chapel, and the Maine State Building, which houses the Maine Golf Hall of Fame. Also located on the property is the Original Poland Spring Bottling Plant and Source.
These buildings are owned by Nestle Waters North America and managed by the Preservation Society.
For more information, visit www.polandspringmuseums.org, call 207-998-4142 or email contact@polandspringmuseums.org.
