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Understanding Cemetery Symbols: Join author, photographer, and cemetery symbolism expert Tui Snider for a lively, photo-rich presentation that teaches you how to "read" the hidden language of gravestones. Using beautiful examples from North Texas cemeteries, you'll discover the stories behind lambs, tree stumps, clasped hands, religious emblems, and other familiar symbols while learning how they reflect history, faith, culture, and changing attitudes toward life and death. Whether you're a history buff, genealogist, or simply curious about stories carved in stone, you'll never look at a cemetery the same way again.
Bio: Tui Snider is a Texas-based author, speaker, photographer, and cemetery symbolism expert. She has written several books about travel, local history, folklore, and historic cemeteries, including Understanding Cemetery Symbols, Around the World in 80 Graves, and Buried America: Dallas–Fort Worth. Known for engaging, photo-filled presentations, Tui combines history, symbolism, art, and storytelling to help audiences discover the fascinating stories hidden in plain sight.