Cemeteries are like outdoor museums, full of beauty, history, and symbolism. If we look closely, the art engraved on the historic headstones can give us clues to the past. In this lecture, Crystal Alegria, one of the founders of The Extreme History Project, leads us through the symbolism engraved on some of the headstones of Bozeman’s historic Sunset Hills Cemetery. She de-codes the symbolism, telling complex and fascinating stories of our town founders buried below.

Recorded at the Museum of the Rockies on September 19, 2019.