Marshalltown Cemetery Survey

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology, 2021

Presentation of findings from field and library research on the Sheldon Cemetery in Canton, Michigan and its context of place and people to a public audience at UM-Dearborn.

2013

Edward Otter Inc. was contacted by Ribera Development LLC regarding a cemetery within a parcel it plans to develop. The cemetery is located on Parcel 134 -16.00 -39.00 north of Old Church Cemetery Road and east of Road 84 in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware. Delaware Title 7 Chapter 54 provides protection for unmarked human burials and human skeletal remains within the state. Therefore prudent planning before development includes cemetery delineation and archival research when cemeteries are known or suspected to exist within a project area. Edward Otter Inc. conducted an investigation consisting of archival research and field study. Archival research identified land owner history from the present to the earliest colonial Maryland surveys. During the course of archival study, no mention of the cemetery was found. No exception to sale of the cemetery was found in any of the land deeds. The total number of individuals buried within the cemetery is seven. The boundaries of the cemetery were determined and marked. No evidence for a slave cemetery was found. The developer plans to avoid the cemetery and preserve it in place. No additional archaeological work concerning the Hall Family Cemetery is recommended.

Legacy, 2000

Paper presented at a family history research seminar on the First World War (1914-18) that links popular interest in visiting old cemeteries and in researching family history with historical methodology, with reference to South Australia's historic North Road Cemetery the author's own research and oral histories of family members buried at the cemetery.

2001

2008

5. Grant products include: 1) a final project report that presents the results of studies at three cemeteries directed toward advancing techniques for the location and identification of unmarked graves by integrating innovative down-hole geophysical techniques and soil magnetic studies with near-surface geophysical surveys; 2) color digital images of project activities; and 3) an approximately 400-word article appropriate for a general audience. 6. Differences between planned and actual work costs include greater than expected salaries due to increased student salaries, and a decrease in travel expenses. Salaries increased $2905 in funds for student labor. This was offset by savings in travel expenses, including travel to the Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM) at the University of Minnesota and Clay's travel to the Terrill cemetery. Planned and actual work costs in all other budget categories were closely matched.

2013

This project survey and document two historic cemeteries in Millbury and create a public website with all the information that the group collected

Spatial and Geophysical Surveys of the Amasa Stone Cemetery or Freedom Road Cemetery. Stoneboro, Sandy Lake Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, 2022

In late 2021, representatives of Mercyhurst University's Department of Applied Forensic Sciences, HD Forensics, LLC, Precision Laser and Equipment Incorporated, and LaRoche University, performed geophysical and microtopography surveys of a portion of a historically documented African American cemetery linked to the Underground Railroad community of Liberia, Pennsylvania. Liberia would, in time, be absorbed into the current community of Stoneboro, Pennsylvania; and the cemetery would become known by a variety of names including the Amasa Stone Cemetery and the Freedom Road Cemetery. The 2021 season of exploration was requested by members of the Stoneboro community and represented an entirely volunteer effort. This report includes the results of those examinations, a brief history of the cemetery, and recommendations for future scientific work on the property.