New Directions in Old Cemeteries

Durham Black Burial Ground Collaboratory

05 March 2022

Stagville State Historic Site 5828 Old Oxford, Highway, Durham, NC 27712

About the Event

The African American Cemetery Coalition and Stagville State Historic Site are teaming up with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for a day-long program on preservation and research in historic cemeteries.

Melissa Timo, State Archeologist and Historic Cemetery Specialist, will present on best practices for identifying unmarked graves and how to do a cemetery survey.

Meet the Speakers

Melissa Timo

Staff Archaeologist & Historic Cemetery Specialist

About the Organisers

Charles D. Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and
Director of the Public History Program
North Carolina Central University
Department of History

For more info contact: cjohns63@nccu.edu

Debra Gonzalez
Friends of Greer Cemetery

For more info contact: taylorgg@dl@gmail.com