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About Minda Powers-Douglas
Minda Powers-Douglas is the author of "Cemetery Walk," "Translating Tombstones" and "Images of America: Chippiannock Cemetery" and is the founder and editor of TheCemeteryClub.com and Epitaphs Magazine. She teaches classes on cemtery symbolism and history as well as on gravestone rubbing, memoir writing and more. She enjoys volunteering at cemetery events and doing her part to keeping our cemeteries "alive."
Minda received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Theater from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. She is a native of Moline, Illinois.
Minda has been a member of the Association for Gravestone Studies and the Alliance of Illinois Cemeterians. Minda enjoys researching the history, art and culture of America's cemeteries.
Minda lives with her husband, artist Bill Douglas, and their daughter in Moline, Ill.
Author Minda Powers-Douglas is available for speaking engagements and book signings. For more information, contact
[email protected]
Current Schedule - 2011
January 2011
February 2011
• Sundays, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27
CommUniversity class
"The Art of the American Gravestone"
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Cost: $25 (pre-registrater)
Location: St. Ambrose University campus in Davenport, IA
Website: www.communiversity.org
• Saturday, Feb. 12 - private booking
March 2011
April 2011
• April 2 - Tastefully Simple booth at Spring Fling vendor show. Viking Club, 1450 - 41st St., Moline, Ill. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• April 9 - Lemongrass Spa booth, Grant Wood School PTA Spring Vendor and Craft Fair, Grant Wood School, 1423 Hillside Dr., Bettendorf, Iowa.
• April 11 - "Everyone Has a Story. What's Yours?" - A class on the art and craft of memoir writing, a National Library Week event. 6-7:30 p.m., Rock Island Main Library, Rock Island, Ill. Free.
• April 16 - Lemongrass Spa vendor booth, Spring Vendor and Craft Show (906 East Iowa St., Eldridge, Iowa). 1-4 p.m.
May 2011
- May 6 - "Art of the American Cemetery" presentation to PEO Club, Outing Club, Davenport, Iowa. 1 p.m.
- May 6 - "Art of the American Cemetery" presentation to Thank Goodness I'm 50 group, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa. 7 p.m.
May 2011
- May 17 - Cemetery history presentation, Windmill Cultural Center, Fulton, Ill. 6:30 p.m.
June 2011
• June 4 - Private booking
• June 11 - Cemetery art presentation during cemetery walk in Byron, Ill.
• June 18 - Afternoon booked.
• June 25 - Lemongrass Spa booth, vendor show/fundraiser at East Moline Library, East Moline, Ill.
• June 25 - Private booking (wedding), 5 p.m.
July 2011
• July 2 - Private booking (wedding)
• July 30 - Booked
August 2011
• Aug. 5 - Urban legends presentation to teen group, Rock Island Main Library, Rock Island, Ill. 6:30 p.m.
• Aug. 11-13 - Not available.
• Aug. 27 - Not available.
September 2011
- Sept. 24 - Oakdale Memorial Gardens Forget-Me-Not Victorian Day and Cemetery Walk
2010 Schedule
January 2010
• Sunday, Jan. 31 - private booking, performing wedding ceremony (yes, I'm an ordained minister, too!)
February 2010
• Sundays, Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28
CommUniversity class
"Forget-Me-Not: The Art and Culture of the Cemetery."
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Cost: $25 (pre-registrater)
Location: St. Ambrose University campus in Davenport, IA
Website: www.communiversity.org
March 2010
• Monday, March 8
Release date of Minda's latest book "Images of America: Chippiannock Cemetery"
Location: At a bookstore or online store near you! (Arcadia Publishing)
• Saturday, March 20
"Images of America: Chippiannock Cemetery" book launch party
Time: 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Location: Hauberg Civic Center (former mansion of John and Suzanne Hauberg, VIP philanthropists from years ago--who are featured in the book)
Address: 1300 - 24th Street, Rock Island, IL
Who: Everyone is invited! Cemetery fans, history buffs, public, press, friends, family, curious folks.
What: There will be a slide show presentation, book signing and refreshments. Come and celebrate a local treasure, Chippiannock Cemetery.
Please note: Books must be ordered (or purchased elsewhere) in advance, as the Center has a strict policy on no sales.
• Contact Minda Powers-Douglas at [email protected] for more information and to order books
• Saturday, March 27
"Images of America: Chippiannock Cemetery" book signing
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Borders Books, Music & Cafe
Address: 4000 E. 53rd Street, Davenport, IA
April 2010
• Saturday, April 10
Trixie-Lu - book signing
Pierce School Mall
Village of East Davenport, IA
Time: Noon - 2 p.m.
Location: Pierce School Mall, 3rd floor
Address: 2212 E. 12th Street, Davenport, IA
• Saturday, April 24
Quad Cities Genealogical Conference
I'll be signing books and have a vendor table
Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location: Viking Club of Moline
Address: 1450 - 41st Street, Moline, IL
About: Keynote conference speaker will be Patricia Walls Stamm, CG, CGL, a professional researcher, lecturer, genealogical instructor who specializes in St. Louis Catholic Church records and Missouri research.
Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilbgsrim/news/AnnualGenConference.html
May 2010
• Saturday, May 8
Book signing, talk and tour
Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: Chippiannock Cemetery
Address: 2901 - 12th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201-5335
Phone: (309) 788-6622
Website: www.chippiannock.com
June
• Saturday, June 5
Field trip to Chicago cemeteries - Graceland and Rosehill CANCELLED
July
• July 10
Private booking
• July 14
"Mysteries in the Cemetery"
6-7:30 p.m.
East Moline Library
740 - 16th Ave.
East Moline, IL
(309) 755-9614
• July 22
Bureau County Genealogy Society
Guest speaker (gravestone symbolism)
Location: Princeton, IL
August
September
October 2010
• Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) -Fall Conference APPEARANCE CANCELLED
Saturday, Oct. 23
Vendor table
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Historic Hotel Pere Marquette
Peoria, IL
Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilsgs/
November 2010
• Cemetery Symbolism presentation at Colona Library, Colona, IL - 6:30 p.m. (open to public)
• Walking Tour with Black Hawk Hiking Club
Saturday, Nov. 20
Ongoing Events
• Gravestone Rubbing Class
TBA
10 a.m. to noon
Oakdale Memorial Gardens
2501 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA
Phone: (563) 324-5121
Cost: $20 (includes gravestone rubbing supplies; pre-registration required)
If interested, please contact me with your available dates.
Class & Workshop Subjects
• Cemetery Art & Symbolism (including cemetery walking workshops)
• Gravestone Rubbing Workshops
• Life/Memoir Writing
• Self Publishing
• Writing
Speaking Topics
• Cemetery Art & Symbolism
• Historic Graves
• Ghosts & the Paranormal
• Urban Legends
• Suggest a topic!
Associations
• Association for Gravestone Studies
• Alliance of Illinois Cemeterians (2005-08)
• Chippiannock Cemetery Heritage Foundation
• International Association of Cemetery Preservationists
• Friends of Oakdale Memorial Park
Appearances
ParaWomenRadio Interview
Relevant or Irrelevant - History program on cemeteries on KALA Radio - St. Ambrose University
Contact and Fees Information
Contact Minda for scheduling information.
E-mail:
[email protected]
Phone: (309) 781-7083
Address: PO Box 1163, Moline, IL 61266-1163
Fees:
• Hourly and workshop/seminar rates available. Fees negotiable dependent on size of organization or audience.
• Will travel to:
- Quad Cities and surrounding area
- Midwest region
- Any location in the U.S.
• Travel expenses for venue:
- None for venues within 60-mile radius of Quad Cities
- Travel and lodging (if necessary) beyond 60-mile radius of Quad Cities (mileage, airfare, hotel, etc.)
Gravestone Rubbing Class 7-1-08
Media Inquiries
If you are a member of the press or bookstore and would like to schedule an interview with Minda Powers-Douglas, ask for a quote, or inquire about a speaking engagement or book signing, please contact:
Phone: (309) 781-7083
E-mail:
[email protected]
Downloadable book cover - Cemetery Walk
Media Coverage
Argus/Dispatch
Oct. 30, 1008
An article on Minda Powers-Douglas and her new book "Translating Tombstones" has been posted on the website for the Argus/Dispatch based in Moline, Ill. Read it here:
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=411490
Quad-City Times
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Love of cemeteries prompts Moline woman’s book, magazine, Web site
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Cemetery Walk book reviews
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