Fort Ward's Lost Graves: Who speaks for the dead?
Fran Bromberg
“There are more areas to look at. There are areas where there appear to be rows of graves--and family groupings. Ms. Douglas’s brothers are buried with the Jackson’s”.
“Other possible cemeteries will be addressed. Do you want to demarcate the area? “
“Test pits are particularly good at identifying graves. It’s not an ideal way to look for burials. More oral history [work] will be recommended. If you really want to know where the graves are you have to scrape”.
“If there are other places that are identified as cemeteries the city can do more archaeology”.
Remarks by Fran Bromberg, Acting City of Alexandria Archaeologist at the Fort Ward Park and Museum Advisory Group Meeting. January 9, 2013
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