Hi Charles,
  Thank you I have gotten alot of responses from 2 different lists now, I
think I will have to sort through them all as I am now more confused than I
was to begin with!

 However, they all seem to  be similar in meaning.

          Beth
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----- Original Message -----
From: "C. L. Dibble (BLS 1GB 1338)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: IHS on tombstone.


> I've noted quite a few answers but I would suggest:  "In Hoc Signo"
>
> I.H.S. In Hoc Signo “In this sign (of the Cross)”
>        Iesus Hominum Salvator “Jesus the Savior of Men”
> For this and other Latin abbreviations, go to:
> http://www.bjup.com/resources/products/latin/abbreviations.html
>
> And for more on the subject of IHS, go to:
>
http://www.google.com/search?q=%2B%22ihs%22+%2B%22in+hoc+signo%22&btnG=Googl
> e+Search
>
> Charles L. Dibble
> Post Office Drawer 1240
> Columbia, South Carolina  29202-1240
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Beth Bond
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 8:39 PM
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> Subject: IHS on tombstone.
>
> Hi,
>   Can someone tell me what the letters IHS on a tombstone mean? Was it
some
> sort of an organization? In this case it is on a monument type stone.
>
>        Thank you,
>                 Beth
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