In Pursuit of the Mythical Master List: The Efforts to Make 90 years of Cemetery Surveys Useful in North Carolina, U.S.A.

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

With the rise in the popularity of genealogy and the threats of increased development and climate change, historic cemeteries have come to the forefront off public attention. To better support the citizens of North Carolina, the NC Office of State Archaeology has embarked on a project to assemble previously completed state, county, institutional, and popular cemetery surveys into one standardized database and GIS map. This paper will discuss current progress and stumbles. It will also share some intended uses, including supporting the NC African American Cemetery Project.

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• SHA 2023 General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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