Research Still Needed at Fort Ward to Find Lost Graves
April 19, 2013
“The Society has compiled a list of twenty-five people that have information about graves, gravestones and other artifacts related to the African American community at the Fort. We believe that these individuals should be interviewed before any further decisions are made about Fort Ward Park. The members of the Society continue to believe that the City will be more effective in collecting information if we work together. We would be happy to meet with you and Mr. Mallamo [Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria] to discuss the list and how we can work together.
The members also developed a list of current and former City of Alexandria employees who we believe have information about the graves and gravestones of Fort Ward Park. We request that these individuals be interviewed as soon as possible. Where employees work in the Office of Historic Alexandria we suggest that an objective third-party conduct the interview. We would like to be allowed to have a representative from the Society attend each of the interviews. Those with information about Fort Ward include:
Rebecca Beverly
Laverne Coleman
Robert Clark
Wanda Dowell
Jean Frederico
Ralph Hall
John Healy
Herman Lewis
Lance Mallamo
Wally Owen
Moses Simmons
Steve Tompkins”
August 8, 2012 Letter from the Fort Ward & Seminary African American Descendants Society, Inc. to Pam Cressey, City Archaeologist, Office of Historic Alexandria, VA.
“The Society has compiled a list of twenty-five people that have information about graves, gravestones and other artifacts related to the African American community at the Fort. We believe that these individuals should be interviewed before any further decisions are made about Fort Ward Park. The members of the Society continue to believe that the City will be more effective in collecting information if we work together. We would be happy to meet with you and Mr. Mallamo [Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria] to discuss the list and how we can work together.
The members also developed a list of current and former City of Alexandria employees who we believe have information about the graves and gravestones of Fort Ward Park. We request that these individuals be interviewed as soon as possible. Where employees work in the Office of Historic Alexandria we suggest that an objective third-party conduct the interview. We would like to be allowed to have a representative from the Society attend each of the interviews. Those with information about Fort Ward include:
Rebecca Beverly
Laverne Coleman
Robert Clark
Wanda Dowell
Jean Frederico
Ralph Hall
John Healy
Herman Lewis
Lance Mallamo
Wally Owen
Moses Simmons
Steve Tompkins”
August 8, 2012 Letter from the Fort Ward & Seminary African American Descendants Society, Inc. to Pam Cressey, City Archaeologist, Office of Historic Alexandria, VA.
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