From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sun Jul 9 21:35:35 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6A3ZZjb027384; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:35:35 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6A3ZX4r018974 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 21:35:33 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k6A0w4FI020351 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:58:04 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k6A0w4HO020350 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:58:04 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k69LRoFI019978 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:27:51 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k6A059LK026108 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:05:09 -0600 X-Envelope-From: martinfamilytree@gmail.com Sun Jul 9 18:05:09 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k6A059jb026097 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:05:09 -0600 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.188]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k6A052k9004856 for ; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:05:03 -0600 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id p48so35186nfa for ; Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:05:02 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Kkd6rgvOWv06/lMmHsCk//yBBLHsjfpixEChCh8SE3QobsgOzIl+kC1W4S1LeyHFejhxXnMNHTJDpii3At2IK4rSFDOje4zquFyrg19M8iZqAmggcbjaIZVqFrKhu0yn3nfzZV96kW8MZly51//o7KTKjB7hXMZeyIAsIkr+JcQ= Received: by 10.78.165.16 with SMTP id n16mr1462949hue; Sun, 09 Jul 2006 17:05:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.148.5 with HTTP; Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:05:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 19:05:02 -0500 From: "ctm 007" To: "Cdwalkered@aol.com" Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Need help with Masonic marker on gggrandfather's grave. Cc: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <278.cbcb13a.31e288be@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <278.cbcb13a.31e288be@aol.com> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Hi Cindy, If you google "Masonic Symbols" you will get 811,000 hits. These websites and documents contain much information about masons and their symbols; some true; some false. We who believe in the good of Masons also understand there are those individuals who do not believe in Masons and we accept the fact that all men are create equal and can believe as they very well please. Some very interesting websites are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry#Signs.2C_grips_and_words, this site will explain a lot about the group. http://www.symbols.net/masonic/ is a site with some of the many symbols used in Masonic work. http://www.wealth4freedom.com/dollarbill.html will explain why two Masonic symbols appear on the back of every American $1 bill. Carl Past President Lake Houston Shrine Club On 7/9/06, Cdwalkered@aol.com wrote: > > > My gg grandfather died in 1900. When I visited his grave this > summer, all > of the plants had been removed from the front of the stone, and there was > an > iron marker 9" by 9" half buried in the ground. I need help > identifying the > markings on the marker. > > The writing on the marker is as follows" Mount Olivet > Commandery Zion. In > the center of the marker is a cross with a crown around it. I can't read > the > Latin words, as they are worn down. The symbols on the outside of the > marker are clockwise as follows: a cross, a hand, a heart or shield with > nails > through it, a dove or bird of some kind, a crossbones and skull, a zigzag > that > looks like a symbol for mountains with a figure at the top, a compass > with a > capital G (I'm told that is the Masonic symbol), and a snake. The > cemetery > people had no information on the marker. I copied the symbols and took > it to a > Mason, but he didn't know anything about the symbols. > > Also, any suggestions as to how to preserve it on the grave site? > > Thanks, > Cindy Walker > > I would appreciate any help that anyone can give to me. > > >