Caleb Latas, M.A.
@caleblatas
Research Project Specialist @UnivOfKansas and Project Director for Oak Hill Potter’s Field Community Remembrance Project
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https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/the-oak-hill-cemetery-potters-field-community-remembrance-project/ 26-03-2020 16:31:18
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Amazing project from @ksgeology Watkins Museum of History & Douglas Co. Hist. Society w Caleb Latas, M.A.: uncovering & memorializing 100's of people buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery "potter's field": a section for the poor, unknown, & marginalized w/o grave markers. 👉 bit.ly/3VnRNXd👈
This October, the City of Lawrence KS and the DCHS Oak Hill Cemetery Program Committee have been working with Pacific Coast Conservation to develop a treatment plan for monuments at Oak Hill Cemetery. Over 30 monuments have been cleaned in phase one!
Directors for the Potter’s Field Community Remembrance Project will be giving a presentation followed by a “History Harvest” at 1 PM Saturday, Nov. 19, at Watkins Museum of History. The project was funded in part by a Douglas County Natural & Cultural Heritage Conservation grant.
Check out this project by one of our past undergrads Caleb Latas, M.A.!
Big thanks to KLWN and Joel Becker for having my on today to talk about the project. For anyone who wants to learn more about the Oak Hill potter’s field and get involved come to Watkins Museum of History Nov. 19th for the History Harvest. For more details watkinsmuseum.org/event/potters-…
Stop by the Lawrence Public Library to participate in this month’s History Harvest!