nice catch/observation on the cemeteries Lynne... its cool learning all the old "wives tales" or traditions and the similarities between regions. the Appalachian area and the ozarks are two right off hand that has had and still have a lot of folklore and traditions. so many old traditions like iron, silver, monkshood, rowan wood, mountain ash, witches bottles, salt. bottle trees...etc.... the list is endless.... whether folklore, legend, or true doesnt matter, still a fascinating topic of study to learn the practices and beliefs of our past anscestors,,,