Summer 2023 Newsletter: The Lost History of Frederick Douglass & Baltimore’s Laurel Cemetery
This issue explores Frederick Douglass’s connections to Laurel Cemetery, new genealogical research linking burials to descendants, and the lives of three Black Baltimore women associated with the cemetery. It also highlights related cemetery preservation work and recent LCMP updates.
What's Inside
1 | FEATURES
The Lost History of Frederick Douglass & Baltimore’s Laurel Cemetery
Explores Frederick Douglass’s connections to Laurel Cemetery through friends, community leaders, clergy, and memorial events tied to Baltimore’s Black history.
4 | RESEARCH
The Laurel Cemetery WikiTree Project
The WikiTree Project is building family profiles for people buried at Laurel Cemetery to identify descendants and expand genealogical connections using death certificates and other historical records.
5 | PROFILES
A Tale of Three Women: Rachel, Rebecca, and Mary
Traces the lives of Rachel Trevis Handy, Rebecca Trevis Sprigg, and Mary Nichols Frisby Handy, three free Black Baltimore women connected through faith, family, community service, and Laurel Cemetery.
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