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Fall 2022 Newsletter: Following a Trail of Souls

by | Sep 24, 2026

This issue explores the present condition of Laurel Cemetery in Eldersburg, where monuments and some remains were relocated after the original cemetery was demolished. It also profiles educator Roberta Sheridan and shares new Ground Penetrating Radar findings from the original Laurel Cemetery site.

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Cover of the Winter 2026 Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project newsletter featuring the headline "Sign Dedication & Commemoration Ceremony" and a photograph of the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project commemorative sign.

What's Inside

Coppin State, Johns Hopkins, and Morgan State students touring Mt. Auburn Cemetery as part of a collaborative study of Baltimore’s historic Black cemeteries.

1 | FEATURES

Following a Trail of Souls to Laurel Cemetery in Eldersburg

LCMP members visit the secluded Eldersburg burial ground to document surviving monuments, assess conditions, and consider its future preservation.

Historical portrait of Samuel E. Young displayed with archival materials and a cemetery scene representing his life and connection to Laurel Cemetery.

4 | PROFILES

Segregation by Choice?

Profiles Roberta Sheridan, who in 1888 became the first person of African descent hired to teach in Baltimore City’s public schools..

A Place for Memory beside a Laurel Cemetery research table listing recorded causes of death from January through June 1885.

5 | RESEARCH

Update on Ground Penetrating Radar at Laurel Cemetery

Ground Penetrating Radar identifies approximately 200 underground anomalies that may represent intact burial shafts at the original Laurel Cemetery site.

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