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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Harrisonburg Workshop Recap

Dr. Carole Nash discussing her research and GPS mapping project at Newtown
The Harrisonburg workshop was a great success. We had a full house of very engaged participants. At the end of day one, we were treated to a tour of Newtown Cemetery, Harrisonburg's African American cemetery and the heart of the Newtown neighborhood. We could all feel the power of this place. Many thanks to the Friends of Newtown Cemetery, Dr. Carole Nash and her students at JMU, and the Massanutten chapter of the Archeological Society of Virginia for a truly wonderful event.
Joanna Wilson Green discussing Victorian funerary symbolism

Day two featured Woodbine Cemetery. You'll always find us in the Victorian section talking iconography!

Miss this workshop? The next one is scheduled for October 3-4, a bit further east at historic Menokin in Warsaw, VA. Stay tuned for more information.
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