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final resting place inadvertently relocated to some other venue? Could be a bit ‘‘unsettling,'* leaving the departed to wish that some future traveler might return the monument to its rightful place.

In a special event on Sunday, July 13 from 2-5 p.m., the Rappahannock Historical Society will fulfill one such wish at “The Meadows,' the home of John Fox and Beverly Sullivan, in Washington. Join us for an “other-worldly” experience, “An Afternoon lb Die For,” that will focus on the importance of historic cemeteries and will feature the return of a “misplaced” tombstone to a family plot on the property.

In addition to tours of a portion of the historic home, the program will include:

• The lives of the residents of the Porter/Almond and Strother cemeteries on the property;

• Divining for Graves by Lory Fhyne;

• The Historical Society's Cemetery Project (over 500 sites already identified) by Misty Wright;

"• Cemetery Identification & Cleaning by Wayne Baldwin;

• Tales Beyond The Grave, Rappahannock County ghost stories by various believers;

• The History of Mourning Clothes, Jewelry; etc. by Susan Williams;

• Debut of the RHS Blue Plaque Program, commemorative markers for historic homes (as well as ones that will become historic).

A highlight of the afternoon will be the return of the tombstone of Ann Porter Almond with the Rev. Phil Bailey and a reflection on the lives of the Strother family at their cemetery by the Rev. Jenks Hobson. Music by Evergreen Shade and delectable finger foods will round out the event.

Nestled behind Main Street, at the foot of fbrter Street, sits The Meadows, one of the oldest homes in Washington. This stately, ibistorjc home had its beginI I