Pete:
I remember reading an article years ago that when someone was studying dyslexia they traveled the region looking for backward letters on mail boxes and signs. Could this be the same on the grave markers? Just a thought and maybe a lead.

Richard Wright
Canada




> On Feb 24, 2017, at 6:35 AM, Pete Regan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Thanks for the insight, Daniel, I'll look into it. I too found the trappings of treasure hunters when initially looking into this, and I have no intention of steering in that direction. I had also assumed the lettering was probably a product of partial literacy, but wanted to look into any other lines of reasoning in case there was something obvious about this to a gravestone expert that otherwise escapes me. Again, I'm grateful for the advice and I'll re-post if I come up with anything interesting.