New Hope Cemetery: Added to the Black Cemetery Network

After sending a submission to document the existence of New Hope Cemetery, I was informed that it has been added to the Black Cemetery Network (BCN)! BCN is a collective that brings together individuals and organizations who are working to preserve Black cemeteries. Their program collaborates with cemetery contacts, advocates for neglected and abandoned Black cemeteries, conducts research on the cemeteries, and maintains a directory of Black cemeteries located in the U.S.

Submitting information about New Hope to their directory is another effort to make others aware of its existence.

New Hope’s page on the BCN website is here: https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites/new-hope-cemeterync

On a separate note, I’ve also created entries on FindAGrave so others know about some of the individuals buried there. By telling anyone who will listen about New Hope, I hope to make incremental steps in sharing information about its history and help to ensure its protection.