• Cato Plaque Dedication

    Posted on September 12, 2019

    Saturday September 7, 2019, RCCP, after more than a year-long process, held a plaque dedication ceremony for a slave named Cato, a bookbinder who worked for William Boylan at his printing press. Boylan published a newspaper, The Raleigh Minerva, where Cato’s obituary was published in 1811- a remarkable and most unusual tribute to an enslaved […]

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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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  • New Links to Aid Research of African-Americans in Raleigh City Cemetery and Mt. Hope

    Posted on October 5, 2016

    RCCP has added two wonderful tools for researchers. Betsy Shaw has compiled a list of the African-American’s interred at City Cemetery. You can download that file by clicking here. The link can always be found on the main City Cemetery page. The searchable Mt. Hope GIS Database is available by clicking here. The database can be search […]

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  • Raleigh City Cemetery Labor Day Tour

    Posted on August 11, 2015

    Raleigh City Cemetery Labor Day Tour  Please join us at the annual Labor Day tour of Raleigh City Cemetery sponsored by the Wake County Historical Society and Raleigh City Cemetery Preservation, Inc. Betsy Shaw, local historian, will lead the tour of selected graves of early Raleigh citizens.  When:  September 7, 2015 Location:    Raleigh City […]

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  • Children of J. T. and S. A. Cole

    Posted on June 16, 2015

    News & Observer.  Wednesday, July 6, 1904 “House Burns….Points to Burglary.” J. T. Cole was a spinner at Caraleigh Mills. He and his wife, S. A. Cole and their four children, son Gowan, 14, daughters, Flossie Jane,5; Myrtle, 8; and Minnie Lee, 10 attended the 4th of July fire works at Cameron’s Field on Monday […]

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  • Box Tomb Restored

    Posted on June 12, 2015

    The box tomb of Julia Rowan Taylor Busbee has been restored thanks to a generous donation made by the 1789 Questers. Julia Taylor Busbee, April 19, 1828- February 27, 1858, was the first wife of Quenten Busbee. She died at age 29. We know little about her background. However, the portrait of her(shown below), painted by […]

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  • Restoration Workshop at City Cemetery

    Posted on May 3, 2015

    Restoration Workshop at City Cemetery with Dean Ruedrich was hosted by RCCP. The workshop included a tour of a few of the restoration project we have completed thought the cemetery. Jane Thurman provided an overview of RCCP’s work and offered recommended reading for those interested in cemetery preservation.  David Brown spoke to the group about long-term […]

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