Resources

Department of Historic Resources

City of Charlottesville

Find a grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2369796

Central Virginia History

2015

• African-American Cemeteries in Albemarle, January 25, 2012

http://www.locohistory.org/blog/albemarle/2012/01/25/african-american-ce...

• Groups eyeing preservation, restoration of historic Charlottesville cemetery, April 25, 2015

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/groups-eyeing-preservation-resto...

• Community Members Discuss Daughters of Zion Cemetery, April 27, 2015
• Daughters of Zion Cemetery discussion, April 27, 2015

2016

• A beautiful story’: City rededicating, restoring cemetery, April 30, 2016

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/a-beautiful-story-city-rededicat...

• A story of love, pride, May 1, 2016

http://www.dailyprogress.com/a-story-of-love-pride/article_2c927aeb-d5cc...

• Preservation of African American Historical Studies, May 5, 2016
• African-American cemetery in Charlottesville to be restored, May 13, 2016

http://richmondfreepress.com/news/2016/may/13/african-american-cemetery-...

• Rededication Ceremony for Daughters of Zion Cemetery, May 27, 2016
• Rededication of Daughters of Zion Cemetery Moved Indoors, May 28, 2016
• UPDATE: Daughters if Zion Cemetery dedication, May 28, 2016
• Dedication at Daughters of Zion Cemetery, May 29, 2016

http://cvga.avenue.org/?p=597

• Local group brings new life to a neglected historic cemetery, May 29, 2016
• Daughters of Zion Cemetery in Charlottesville rededicated, May 29, 2016

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/daughters-of-zion-cemetery-in-ch...

• Preservers Hold Rededication Ceremony for Historical Cemetery, May 29, 2016
• Daughters of Zion Cemetery rededicated, given official marker, May 31, 2106

http://www.newsadvance.com/townnews/politics/daughters-of-zion-cemetery-...

• CBS19 News: Daughters of Zion Cemetery, May 31, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvJWChcIpWU

• Restoring a Long-Forgotten Cemetery, June 2, 2016

http://wmra.org/post/restoring-long-forgotten-cemetery#stream/0

• Q2 2016 Seton Shields Genealogy Grant: Daughters of Zion Cemetery, Charlottesville, VA, June 16, 2016

http://www.megansmolenyak.com/q2-2016-seton-shields-genealogy-grant-daug...

• Radar to Help Restoration of Historic Charlottesville Cemetery, September 22, 2016
• Virginia Preservation Conference holds workshop focusing on Daughters of Zion Cemetery, October 16, 2016
• Crews Continue Canvassing in Daughters of Zion Cemetery, October 20, 2016
• Surveying more of the Daughters of Zion Cemetery, October 21, 2016
• Survey finds unmarked graves at Daughters of Zion Cemetery, December 15, 2016

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/survey-finds-unmarked-graves-at-...

• Survey Crews Discover More Burial Sites at Daughters of Zion Cemetery, December 16, 2016
• Ground radar uncovers graves at historic African American cemetery, December 16, 2016
• Statues & At-Large Remain From Segregation: Secret History Of Blue Ribbon Report, December 27, 2016

http://www.blairhawkins.net/RH/

2017

• Restoration Work Continues at Historic Daughters of Zion Cemetery, April 18, 2017
• AMST Hands-on-Public History Class Curates Daughters of Zion Cemetery Exhibit, April 19, 2017
• Remembering the people buried in Daughters of Zion Cemetery, April 20, 2017
• Stepping on the Graves of Slaves: The Apathy Toward Black Americans’ Burial Sites, April 20, 2017

https://sojo.net/articles/stepping-graves-slaves-apathy-toward-black-ame...

• Hands-on-Public History Daughters of Zion Cemetery Exhibit, May 7, 2017
• Charlottesville City Council to Review Race Commission’s Suggestions, May 14, 2017
• Preservers Hope to Tap State Funds for Repairs at Charlottesville Cemetery, May 18, 2017
• Historic Cemetery Contains Hundreds More Graves, May 28, 2017

http://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/historic-cemetery-contains-hundreds...

• Preserves of the Daughters of Zion recognizes Decoration Day, outlines restoration plans, May 28, 2017

http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/preserves-of-the-daughters-of-zi...

• Decoration Day honors the dead at Daughters of Zion Cemetery, May 28, 2017
• Daughters of Zion Cemetery Preservers Host Decoration Day, May 28, 2016
• Charlottesville Neighborhoods Voting on Community Projects, May 30, 2017
• Organization asks for votes on public art project, May 30, 2017
• Charlottesville Neighborhoods Voting on Community Projects, May 30, 2017
• BeCville (winning grant for memorial to the unknown), June 12, 2017

• Grave concern: local group preserves historic black cemetery, June 8, 2017

http://www.c-ville.com/grave-concern-local-group-preserves-historic-blac...