• A Walking Tour: The African-American History of City Cemetery

    Posted on September 10, 2018

    This tour focuses on African-Americans who lived in Raleigh, beginning with establishment of municipal City Cemetery in 1798 to the life of scholar,teacher and activist Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964). With John George, Terry Harper, Betsy Haywood, Jane Thurman Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, 4-5 pm (Rain or Shine) Meet at City Cemetery Gate, East and Hargett […]

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  • Historic Preservation Workshop 2018

    Posted on April 3, 2018

    City Cemetery, East & Hargett Streets, Raleigh, NC Saturday, April 14, 2018, 10:00 am – 1 pm (rain date: April 21, 2018) Dean Ruedrich, Restoration Specialist and Preservationist Terry Harper, Preservationist and Archaeologist The program includes a brief tour of cemetery. Discussion of preservation, restoration and conservation objectives in historic cemeteries. This includes best practices for restoration and cleaning methods of cast iron fences and monuments, as well as planning […]

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  • Mt. Hope Cemetery 9th Annual Walking Tour

    Posted on February 23, 2018

    Mt. Hope Cemetery- meet at Fayetteville Street gate With Jane Thurman and Edna Rich-Ballentine Sat., June 2, 2018, 10-11 am Rain date, Sat., June 9, 10-11 am

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  • City Cemetery Walking Tour

    Posted on August 17, 2017

    The Annual City Cemetery Walking Tour with John George and Betsy Shaw will be Monday September 4, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. ***Update: We are refurbishing the fence at City Cemetery along East Street. Both of those gates are locked. The tour should meet at the Hargett Street entrance.

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  • You and Your DNA

    Posted on May 17, 2017

    Why test, how to test, and, what to do with the results. Who are you? Where did your ancestors live? Learn the answers to these exciting questions!       Sat., June 3, 2017, 10 am -Noon Mordecai Visitor Center, 1101 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC  Seating is limited, please RSVP by May 30, 2017. dmauney64@gmail.com   919-302-1510 […]

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  • Anna Julia Cooper Feast Day

    Posted on February 23, 2017

    Members of St. Ambrose church met at the grave marker of Anna Julia Cooper in City Cemetery in Raleigh on Feb. 22. The Feast Day observance was followed by Eucharist at St. Ambrose Church. Dr. Cooper was born an enslaved person in Raleigh, attended St. Augustine’s University, became the fourth black American woman to receive […]

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  • 8th Annual Walking Tour of Mt. Hope Cemetery

    Posted on February 23, 2017

    RCCP will hold its 8th annual walking tour of historic Mt. Hope Cemetery, a public African-American cemetery located in Raleigh, on Saturday, April 22 at 10 am. Edna Rich-Ballentine and Jane Thurman will lead the tour. The tour meets at the cemetery’s Fayetteville Street gates. Rain date is April 29, at 10 am.

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  • Historic Cemeteries Highlighted in Joel Lane Museum House Lecture

    Posted on February 21, 2017

    Emily Grant, with Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, recently presented “Historic Cemeteries and Our Heritage,” as part of the Joel Lane Museum House lecture series. Ms. Grant provided an overview of Raleigh’s historic cemeteries, the importance of these sacred spaces, stories about the city’s past, and the work being done by Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, Inc. […]

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  • Annual Labor Day Tour of Raleigh City Cemetery

    Posted on August 18, 2016

    RCCP Members and the Public are invited to tour Raleigh’s City Cemetery founded in 1798. John George will lead the tour and share stories of Raleigh’s early citizens who rest here.   Tour begins Monday, September 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the East Street Gate.   ***Rain Date is September 10, 2016 at 10:00 […]

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  • Mt. Hope Cemetery Walking Tour

    Posted on March 3, 2016

    Please join us for our 7th Annual Mt. Hope Cemetery Walking Tour **Rescheduled due to weather!** Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 10 am Meet at the Main Gate, Fayetteville Street, Raleigh  

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