African Americans at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Feb. 2019)
Recorded on February 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Program Runtime: 00:53:40
The program was recorded at: Greece Historical Society & Museum
Presenters: Marilyn Nolte, Jacqueline Sprague Cooper
MOUNTAINS OF HOPE: Marilyn Nolte talks about Mt. Hope Cemetery and the notable African Americans interned there, followed by Frederick Douglass family descendant, Jacqueline Sprague Cooper who talks about African American burials and promoting genealogy research and the importance of telling your families stories. Presented at the Greece Historical Society Museum on February 10, 2019
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