05/05/2026
Join us for a day to honor our history by learning best practices and care for historic cemeteries as we engage in discussion, learn, and listen while joining hands to preserve a local historic cemetery!
Through engaging in-person activities hosted in conjunction with OHP’s annual History Collaborative, the Burial Grounds Context Study will incorporate Miami-Dade County’s first hosted Cemetery Clean Up led by the professional staff of the Florida Public Archaeology Network together with OHP, HistoryMiami, and Miami-Dade Public Library System.
12-12:20 – Arrival
12:20-1:00 – Intro/Overview Presentations by
Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association, MDPLS Digital Collections, and HistoryMiami.
1:00-2:00
FPAN – Cemetery Resource Protection Training program overview, best practices and legal reminders for cemetery preservation
2:00-2:30
Recording oral histories and digitizing records! Attendees are free to start recording oral histories, discuss digitizing materials, etc. with HistoryMiami and Digital Collections at any time during the event!
2:30-5:00
Attendees can opt to move over to Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery at this time to participate in a mini cemetery clean-up, lead by FPAN.
OHP will have a 15-passenger van to shuttle attendees back and forth! The indoor portion in the community center will remain open while the cemetery clean-up is happening, for people who want to stay and record oral histories, digitize materials, be interviewed, etc.
We hope to see you on Saturday, May 16th, from 12 pm to 5 pm, at the Jefferson Reaves Sr. Park Community Center!
