Cemeteries Collection

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This collection was accumulated to assist anyone interested in the history and/or preservation of cemeteries. Cemeteries offer researchers genealogical, religious, socioeconomic, and cultural information about individuals or communities. The collection documents the histories of cemeteries. The collection contains walking tours of graveyards, maps of graveyards, histories of graveyards, photos, news clippings, and programs from ceremonies and events.

Physical Location

Cemeteries Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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North Woodlawn Cemetery, 1995

A handwritten letter from Jackie Jones to Althemese Barnes about the North Woodlawn Cemetery in Fort Lauderdale. In the letter, Jones thanks Barnes for her support and notes that a brief history of the cemetery is enclosed. Also included in the folder is the printed history of North Woodlawn Cemetery.
St Peter Community Cemetery, June 21, 1997

A report of a survey of the St Peter Community Cemetery and a sketch of the cemetery layout.
Old City Cemetery, 1997

A walking tour pamphlet of the Old City Cemetery and a page of historical information about the cemetery.
Betton Hill Cemetery Oral History Interviews, 1999

Typed transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Kathleen Slesnick, with Althemese Barnes present, speaking to Mary Porter Pemberton and Gertrude Hills Williams on the subject of Betton Hill Cemetery.
Betton Hill Cemetery Newspaper Clippings, 1997

Two newspaper articles about the history of Betton Hill Cemetery including its formerly neglected state and the beginnings of its recognition. Both articles contain photographs of Althemese Barnes at the cemetery.
Hickory Hill, Tallahassee (Fla.) Cemetery Part Two, 1988-1997

Maps of Hickory Hill, Tallahassee (Fla.) Cemetery divided into the East and West sides with marked headstones. The remainder of the documents are details of each gravestone identified in the gravestone marker survey.
Photo of Althemese Barnes Working In Hickory Hill, Tallahassee (Fla.) Cemetery, 1996

A photograph of Althemese Barnes cleaning a headstone in Hickory Hill, Tallahassee (Fla.) Cemetery.
Hickory Hill, Tallahassee (Fla.) Cemetery Part One, 1964-1992

Programs for the funeral services of Gus Ward Hill, Joseph Tucker, Frederic N. Ash, Mabel Littleton McCoy, Irene Mills Meeks, and Felicia Dale Sykes. Also included is a photocopy of a page from the minutes of the sixty-sixth annual session of the Old West Florida Primitive Baptist Association.
Greenwood Cemetery, Tallahassee (Fla.) Kiosk Dedication, 1999

A folder containing a program for the Greenwood Cemetery, Tallahassee (Fla.) kiosk dedication ceremony and paperwork for acquiring historical designation for the cemetery.
Greenwood Cemetery, Tallahassee (Fla.) Historical Designation, 2001

A folder of documents and correspondence related to the historical designation of Greenwood Cemetery, Tallahassee (Fla.) including a partial draft of the proposal.