Historic Jarvisburg Colored School

IN LATE 2019, HJCS FORMED A HJCS CEMETERY COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN GRAVESITES IN CURRITUCK COUNTY TO LINK THE MUSEUMS HERITAGE AND GENEALOGY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND TO PRESERVE AND RECORD UNMARKED AND UNKNOWN CEMETERIES BEFORE THEY DISAPPEAR. WE NEED AN OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER WHO COULD DOCUMENT UNMARKED GRAVESITES AND TO DATE AND MARK EACH PHOTOGRAPH WITH GPS COORDINATES; ONE 35MM DIGITAL CAMERA OWNED BY HJCS TO BE ON LOAN FOR OUR USE WHEN NEEDED FOR THIS WORK; ONE LAPTOP TO BE USED FOR THE ARCHIVE PROJECT; A PAID INTERN TO CREATE OUR DIGITAL ARCHIVE TO SUPPORT THE WORK HANDS-ON AND INCREASE OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION; WE WOULD LIKE TO HOST TWO WORKSHOPS FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE AS TO HOW TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC SEARCH FOR GRAVESITES THROUGH FAMILY ARCHIVES AND IN UNMARKED AREAS; AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO INVITE A SUCCESSFUL NC AFRICAN AMERICAN GRAVESITE COMMUNITY EXPERT TO COME VISIT WITH US AND TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN A LOCAL PRESENTATION.