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Northeast Historical Archaeology

2012

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Award For Excellence In Service, Ann-Eliza Lewis Nov 2012

Award For Excellence In Service, Ann-Eliza Lewis

Northeast Historical Archaeology

Mary Beaudry was given the Award for Excellence in Service for encouraging future generations of archaeologists, her commitment and professional service to CNEHA and for her many presentations over the years.


Owned In Life, Owned In Death: The Pine Street African And African-American Burialground In Kingston, New York, Joseph E. Diamond Nov 2012

Owned In Life, Owned In Death: The Pine Street African And African-American Burialground In Kingston, New York, Joseph E. Diamond

Northeast Historical Archaeology

In the summer of 1990, a Phase 1A Archaeological Reconnaissance of the City of Kingston, New York, resulted in the discovery of an 18th to 19th century African and African-American burial ground within the city limits of Kingston, NY. This area was designated specifically for African-American burials in 1750 and continued in use until it was engulfed by the southerly expansion of Kingston in the 1870s. Although small family graveyards of enslaved individuals have been found throughout the Hudson Valley, only two large cemeteries holding the remains of enslaved individuals and their descendants have been discovered. The Pine Street Cemetery …