Black History Underground
Schedule
Tue Apr 30 2024 at 03:30 pm
Location
6050 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL, United States, Alabama 36688 | Mobile, AL
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What: "Black History Underground," an "Unwritten: Archaeology & Oral History of Jim Crow Mobile," Exhibit Spring Speaker Series TalkWhen: Tues., Apr. 30 at 3:30 pm
Where: USA Archaeology Museum
6050 USA South Drive
Mobile, Alabama 36688
(251) 460-6106
Admission: Free & open to the public!
Summary: While cemeteries are important to understanding history, it is the lives of the people buried in them that make them so. They tell us a lot about a particular society, a particular time in history and they whisper of life. If you listen. African American Cemeteries tell us even more. All cemeteries risk being lost to memory when there is no one left to care for them and the land they exist upon becomes a valuable asset to someone. We must care for and continue to document the lives of our deceased ancestors. Lincoln Cemetery and Saint Austin’s Cemetery are two prime examples of this.
This talk will be mostly about what Tracy does as a genealogist regarding African American Cemeteries. She will focus on the Lincoln Cemetery and Saint Austins Cemetery here in Mobile, the lives found there and why they are so important.
About: Tracy Neely is a native of Mobile. She received her B.A. in English and M.Ed. in Collaborative Teaching from the University of South Alabama. Currently, she provides private, full-time, residential care in her home. She is a direct descendant of the Chastang, Collins, LaFargue, Rabby, and Journee families. She began her genealogical adventure in 1993 to satisfy her curiosity regarding her father’s lineage. In 2011, she created the Facebook group, Mobile, Alabama Creole Connections as a grassroots effort to cull more information about Mobile’s Creole population. Since then, she has volunteered in the Mobile County Probate Court Archives with the late Coll’ette King and increased her momentum in genealogical studies. In 2017, she established and incorporated the Mobile Creole Cultural and Historical Preservation Society (MCCHPS) and began publishing “Mumbo Gumbo: A Journal of Coastal Creole Culture and History” She is a lifetime member of the Jamestowne Society and past Registrar and Librarian for the Needham Bryan Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. She is also the Mobile County Representative for the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance.
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Where is it happening?
6050 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL, United States, Alabama 36688Event Location & Nearby Stays:
