At a 11 May 2023 public forum, I outlined the findings and gave commentary on the ground-penetrating radar report prepared by New South Associates for Vick Cemetery. Since then, the City has made (and not made) a few moves, and I’ve made a couple of my own.

Vick Cemetery has been a publicly owned burial ground since its establishment in 1913. Its current state is the direct result of acts of omission and commission by the City, acts undertaken with little or no input from or knowledge of the families whose loved ones are buried there. The Cemetery Commission may own the cemetery, but it does not own the bodies in it, and the City must engage with the Vick Cemetery Descendant Community to determine how best to honor and protect the dead going forward.

If you have family buried in Vick Cemetery (or wish to ally with those who do) and want to add your voice to this discussion, please join a Zoom meeting Thursday, June 29, at 7:00 P.M.

If you wish to place your email address on a mailing list to make sure you receive notice of Vick Cemetery-related matters going forward, please notify me at lanestreetproject@gmail.com. Thank you.

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Lisa Y. Henderson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Vick Cemetery Descendents + Allies Info Meeting
Time: Jun 29, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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