The second program in the Green Lawn Cemetery series focuses on Columbus’ role as a cultural crossroads is evident in Green Lawn Cemetery. Sponsored by Ohio Humanities.
Columbus’ role as a cultural crossroads is evident in Green Lawn Cemetery. Franklin County’s location as part of the Northwest Territory greatly influenced settlement patterns. Surveyed and settled by Virginia and Kentucky residents, the area inherited strong Southern cultural traditions. However, migrations and immigration from the 1840s through post-World War II gradually transformed Green Lawn from a final resting place for prominent citizens into a public cemetery. The cultures of New England, Pennsylvania, and the Deep South were brought here by the arrival of Huguenots, Nova Scotians, fugitives and free African Americans, and refugees from Europe’s nineteenth century revolutions. Sponsored by Ohio Humanities.
Participants:
Toby Brief, Executive Director, Columbus Jewish Historical Society
Nettie Ferguson, Franklin County Genealogical Society African American Interest Group
Leticia Vazquez-Smith, President of Latino Arts for Humanity
Moderated by Angela O’Neal, Columbus Metropolitan Library and Doreen Uhas-Sauer, Columbus Landmarks
As Executive Director of the Columbus Jewish Historical Society, Ms. Toby Brief has worked extensively in the area of Jewish burials and cemeteries. Ms. Nettie Ferguson, genealogist and researcher of Franklin County African American history, will report on her findings of African American burials at Green Lawn. Ms. Leticia Vazquez-Smith, curator of Green Lawn Cemetery’s annual Day of the Dead celebration, will discuss how Columbus residents today continue to find peace, comfort, and community at Green Lawn.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Local History & Genealogy |
