Cemetery Documentation: What's Being Done Around Maryland?
Channel: Preservation Maryland
Date: 2020-10-15

Cemeteries are present in every community and are rich sources of history.  Some are active, some have caretakers, and some are have lost their headstones. No two cemeteries are alike. 

Individual efforts, often led by small organizations, and volunteers is one of the most common ways that historic cemeteries are maintained and preserved. 

Yet, the challenge of preserving cemeteries goes beyond the work done on individual sites. Several statewide and countywide groups in Maryland have joined forces to tackle cemetery documentation and GIS mapping. These newly developed tools and programs are now available to those individuals on-the-ground at cemeteries of all shapes and sizes. 

Speakers for this session hosted by Preservation Maryland on Thursday, September 15, 2020 are:  Elly Cowan, Director of Advocacy, Presevation Maryland; Alex Keim, State Highway Administration; and Staci Polous, Anne Arundel County Division of Cultural Resources. 

Learn more about Preservation Maryland's cemetery work, here: https://www.preservationmaryland.org/tag/cemeteries/.