St. Pete’s historic cemeteries and a time for reconciliation
There are thousands of unmarked graves in Lincoln Cemetery, and since the topsoil moves…
Lincoln Cemetery
VFW helps cleanup Lincoln Cemetery
VFW Post Commander Willie Williams, his brother, Trustee Louis Williams, and a team of…
Event highlights St. Pete Black cemeteries were erased, not ‘lost’
Thursday, Nov. 3, Dr. Antoinette Jackson and her team presented their findings on the…
A grave situation: Part 7
A gravestone uncovered at Whispering Souls African American Cemetery. Photo by James…
A grave situation: Part 5
In the 1920s, a secluded burial ground opened to serve the Black communities of lower…
A grave situation: Part 4
A headstone from Glen Oaks cemetery. Photo by James Schnur BY JAMES A. SCHNUR, The Gabber…
A grave situation: Part 3
Indian Mound Park, located at Mound Place and Bethel Way South, is home to one of St.…
A grave situation: Part 2
City officials issued condemnation orders for three Black cemeteries in 1926, (Evergreen,…
A grave situation: Part one
Lincoln Cemetery has notable residents buried in it, including Chester James Sr., a key…
Lost, but not forgotten
The Gas Plant neighborhood had three cemeteries within its limits. For many years it has…
Fighting for your heritage
Rev. Clarence Williams BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG –…
Who owns your heritage?
BY RAVEN JOY SHONEL, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG – What does former slave Elder…
Lecture unearths the history of Pinellas cemeteries
PINELLAS COUNTY – Long before the establishment of Lincoln Cemetery on 58th Street…