Headstones in the basement

Just in time for Halloween:

At least half a dozen Suffield, Conn., families have discovered old tombstones in their homes and gardens, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant reported.

State archeologist Nick Bellantoni told the Courant in the people in rural farming towns often buried their dead in the backyard rather than the town cemetery.

Carol and Thomas Kaput of Suffield found two tombstones lying side-by-side on the basement floor of their 18th-century home. Another headstone was shoved into the home's wood-burning stove.

Posted by David on October 23, 2006 7:55 PM