Summer 2022 Newsletter: Origins of the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project
The inaugural LCMP newsletter traces how archaeological discoveries at Laurel Cemetery led to the creation of the Memorial Project. It also highlights the people buried there and ongoing efforts to document thousands of burials through historical death certificates.
What's Inside
2 | FEATURES
Origins of the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project
Traces the rediscovery of Laurel Cemetery, the archaeological evidence that revealed surviving burials, and the evolution of the original task force into the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project.
5 | PROFILES
Rev. Harvey Johnson and Amelia Etta Hall Johnson
Profiles the influential Baltimore couple whose work in civil rights, religion, education, and literature advanced Baltimore’s African American community.
6 | RESEARCH
Death Certificate Transcription Project
Explores the volunteer effort to transcribe Baltimore City death certificates and build a searchable record of the thousands of people buried at Laurel Cemetery.
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