Milwaukee County Poor Farm (Other Keyword)
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This statement was delivered by a representative of the Descendant Community of Milwaukee County Grounds Cemeteries, Inc., immediately prior to a session of the symposium “There and Back Again: Celebrating the Career and Ongoing Contributions of Patricia B. Richards” at the Society for American Archaeology annual meeting, 21 April 2024. While not part of the official program, it was presented with the consent of those present in the room. The statement honors the dignity and resilience of...
Through the Lens: Photographic Recordation of the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery Excavations (2017)
Photography is an integral part of the archeological recordation process. This paper compares and contrasts the photographic methods of the 1991/1992 Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery (MCPFC) excavations and the 2013 MCPFC excavations. In each case, the photographic record preserves the original burial context and is useful for analysis after that context is destroyed. The differences between the photographic methods of the 1991/92 excavations and the 2013 excavations represent not only...