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Preserving the Dead: A History of Cemeteries

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This exhibit will provide a general explanation of historic preservation, focusing specifically on the preservation of cemeteries. It will also provide a history of cemeteries in America, starting in the late 18th and early 19th century. While cemeteries often vary in style from region to region, migration patterns in this period brought burial traditions from the northeast to the southeast, then known as the “old southwest.” Additionally, cemeteries reflect differences in cultural practices by people of varying race, religion, or class. These differences give us a better understanding of why these cemeteries were built, how people used these cemeteries, and how and why practices changed over time. This exhibit will also provide a brief history of The Grove and its residents, along with a summary of recent preservation efforts taken at the Call-Collins Family Cemetery.

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