Posts Tagged ‘Evergreen’
Write the Vision; Make it Plain: Historic Evergreen Cemetery’s Restoration Plan Unveiling
Saturday, February 29th 10am – 12pm Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site 600 N 2nd St, Richmond, VA Please note: There will be no volunteer day at Evergreen Cemetery on February 29th due to this event. If you’d like to contribute to the restoration effort, please join Friends of East End Cemetery for their volunteer…
Read MoreGrave Recording at Historic Evergreen Cemetery
Sign up for each volunteer opportunity via HandsOn Greater Richmond. Please join us for grave recording. As a grave recorder, you will help to end the cycle of neglect at Evergreen by learning about the intricacies of preserving the African American legacies at Historic Evergreen Cemetery. The grave recording team will work on tens of thousands…
Read MoreVolunteer Days at Historic Evergreen Cemetery – Suspended
Enrichmond Foundation has decided to suspend all of our upcoming volunteer activities until further notice. Sign up for each volunteer opportunity via HandsOn Greater Richmond. Please join the Enrichmond Foundation at Evergreen Cemetery for a series of volunteer clean-up days most Saturdays from 9am-12pm Volunteer tasks include clearing overgrowth, trash pick up, and grave marker…
Read MoreInvasive Plant Alert: Wavyleaf Grass
Wavyleaf grass, a highly invasive plant species, has been found in a new location in Virginia. Recently a small patch was discovered in the Historic Evergreen Cemetery in the City of Richmond. TreeLab staff identified the patch and alerted the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, who came to the site and confirmed the ID.…
Read MoreHistoric Evergreen Cemetery Awarded National Trust Grant
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Helps Support Restoration RICHMOND, Va. (July 11, 2019) — The reclamation of long-neglected Historic Evergreen Cemetery is one step closer to reality, now that the National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded a $75,000 grant through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to help launch the site’s first…
Read MoreWelcome, Kelly!
We’re proud to welcome Kelly Pratt as a part of Enrichmond’s team. She has been volunteering at Historic Evergreen Cemetery and now joins us to develop the family services and genealogical research side of Evergreen and East End Cemeteries. More about Kelly: Kelly Pratt is an AmeriCorps Alumni who received the “Above and Beyond” award…
Read MoreRestoring Historic Evergreen Cemetery: A Community Conversation
We invite Evergreen families and the general public to join us for three Community Conversations in June to learn about clean-up efforts, restoration planning, and ways to get involved at Historic Evergreen Cemetery. We want your input! Please come to share your ideas, suggestions, and Evergreen memories in one or more of the following free,…
Read MoreCelebrating Volunteers for National Volunteer Month
April is National Volunteer Month! So far in 2019, we’ve worked with over 600 volunteers, mostly at Historic Evergreen Cemetery. While we celebrate volunteers all year long, this month we are thanking a few special volunteers who we nominated for the the Community Foundation’s Power of Good celebration. Timothy Henly A special thank you to…
Read MoreDay of Service & Celebration: Genealogy Workshop
Sign up to volunteer on HandsOn Greater Richmond Following a morning of volunteer service, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society will offer a free workshop on interpreting symbols and objects as part of genealogy research. Activities will include a drum performance, introduction to AAHGS, a reading, and presentation of symbols. There will then be…
Read MoreCelebration and Conservation at Historic Evergreen Cemetery: MLK Day 2019
Thank you to the over 300 volunteers who served at Historic Evergreen Cemetery yesterday in honor of Dr. King. Volunteer service is, and continues to be, invaluable to the process of restoring this sacred site. Special thanks to large volunteer groups who came out: VCU Honors College Students, Christchurch School, The Sigma Delta Zeta Chapter of…
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