Instructor: Tonya A. Browder Guy graduated from North Augusta High School in 1988 and received a BA cum laude in History from the University of South Carolina at Aiken in 1992. She is currently the Director of the Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society library in Johnston, SC. Description: Studying Iconology and Burial Traditions allows a glimpse into the past to see how people have viewed death and the afterlife. This is important because a society’s perception of mortality is a reflection of how it interprets and values life. Session 1: “Ancient Ancestors,” studying the Neolithic era through the Roman Empire. Session 2: “Medieval Mortality,” reviewing the impact of Christianity on Medieval culture. Session 3: “Colonial Cessation,” addressing how the influence of Puritan ideals shaped the old world and a new nation. Session 4: “Victorian Views,” analyzing the Golden Age of Iconology and Burial Traditions.