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Grave Recording at Historic Evergreen Cemetery
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After turning onto Evergreen Road (also labeled Bulheller Rd.) at the large white sign, please continue driving past East End Cemetery on your right until you drive through two white pillars labeled “Evergreen Cemetery”. Look for the yellow directional signs.
You can then park in two guest parking lots within the cemetery, or along the paved loop as you enter to the right.
Historic Evergreen Cemetery:
Evergreen Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery, created in 1891 and located in Richmond’s East End. It is the resting place for many of Richmond’s African-American leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Maggie L. Walker, John Mitchell, Jr., and Rev. J. Andrew Bowler. There are an estimated 10,000 plots in Evergreen, most of which have become overgrown after over 40 years of neglect.
Due to the delicate nature of the headstones, use of heavy equipment is very limited and clean up by hand is necessary to preserve this part of our region’s history. Your volunteer time is crucial to the success of this project as we reclaim and maintain the cemetery.
Event Details
When:
October 12th, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Saturday, repeating until January 18th, 2020
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