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Mt. Hope Cemetery Exhibit at Raleigh City Museum- May 2022
RCCP collaborated with the Raleigh City Museum to help fund and research their exhibit, “Sacred Spaces, Sacred Stories – The Story of Mount Hope.” The exhibit used a QR code to access an audio tour we helped create for the cemetery. RCCP’s program for the exhibit opening featured historian Alan Welsh, who read his research […]
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Indy Week covers Juneteenth gathering at City Cemetery
On June 19, 2020 a group of Raleigh citizens gathered to pay respect to the enslaved people interred at City Cemetery. Not a “celebration” of Juneteenth, but a quiet tribute by volunteers who came to clear debris from about 30 headstones. Follow this link to read the whole story.
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Cato Plaque Dedication
A plaque dedication ceremony was held in memory of Cato, an enslaved bookbinder who worked for William Boylan at his printing press in Raleigh. Boylan published a newspaper, The Raleigh Minerva, where Cato’s obituary was published in 1811- a remarkable and most unusual tribute to an enslaved person. Cato’s obituary was discovered by RCCP board […]
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In Memoriam
Our friend and colleague Dean Ruedrich, an extraordinary and dedicated restoration preservationist, died of leukemia on February 2, 2019. RCCP’s success would not have been possible without our partnership with Dean, which began in 2006. Dean was lead designer for our restoration work within three city-owned historic cemeteriesDean’s fine work in City Cemetery includes restoration […]
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Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance
RCCP received a Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Historic Preservation and Community Appearance for the restoration of the William Peace family plot located in City Cemetery. Fundraising by our nonprofit took nine years to raise the $90,000 in project funds needed to restore the massive stone walls, replicate the historic fence at a Virginia foundry, and […]
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A Walking Tour: The African-American History of City Cemetery
The theme of this tour, African-American history, was newly created to focus on individuals who lived or worked in Raleigh. Discussions included the establishment of municipal City Cemetery in 1798, particularly the unique history of the southeast section designated for Black residents who lived in Raleigh. Those interred in City Cemetery featured on the tour […]
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Historic Preservation Workshop 2018
The City Cemetery historic preservation workshop with Dean Ruedrich, restoration specialist, and Terry Harper, preservationist and archaeologist, included a brief cemetery tour and discussion of preservation, restoration and conservation objectives in historic cemeteries. Solutions involved best practices for restoration and cleaning methods of cast iron fences and monuments, as well as planning for landscaping and […]
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Mt. Hope Cemetery 9th Annual Walking Tour
The final annual walking tour of Mount Hope with Edna Rich-Ballentine, a Raleigh native, historian, and community activist, and Jane Thurman. Using the walking tour map created by RCCP, we discussed the founding of Mount Hop, and African Americans who are part of the history of Raleigh, including Dr. Manassa Pope, Clarence Lightner, Willie Kay […]
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Slave cemetery fights for life. ‘I’m haunted by who the descendants are of these folks.
By Josh Shaffer February 20, 2018 01:40 PM Updated February 22, 2018 01:28 PM RALEIGH In 1811, a slave known only as Cato died of consumption in Raleigh, taking his rest in the corner of City Cemetery reserved for the black departed. No one knows Cato’s age, but his reputation endures in an obituary printed […]
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You and Your DNA
Why test, how to test, and what to do with the results. Who are you, and where did your ancestors live?Ann Myhre, a genealogist and historian, discussed the latest in DNA testing and how to use the information during this workshop. Participants discovered how results could provide insight into their family history and ethnicity with […]
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