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ISSUE 11 - 2024
The eleventh issue of Epitaph is
available now. Jeanne Corman talks about a Polktown
Suffrage Meeting.
Marilyn Whittington & Mary Bricker-Jenkins review the
history of Juneteenth and provide information on the
upcoming celebrations. Marilyn and Mary also ooffer
personal reflections of their own Juneteenth
experiences. And Linda Beck
tells about our activities during 2023 in her
President's letter.
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ISSUE 10 - 2023
The tenth issue of Epitaph is
available now. Jeanne Corman talks about the schools in Polktown, from the first in 1867 to the latest in 1922.
Marilyn Whittington reflects on our documentary film,
Voices Long Forgotten, about Polktown, our
cemetery, and the soldiers buried there. And Craig O'Donnell
tells about our activities during 2022 in his
President's letter.
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ISSUE 09 - 2022
The ninth issue of Epitaph is
available now. David G Orr talks about Lewis Taylor and
Alexander Draper, two black Union soldiers who are
buried at our cemetery. And check out the progress we
are making on our documentary film about Polktown, our
cemetery, and the soldiers buried there. And, as always, Craig O'Donnell
tells about our activities during 2021 in his
President's letter.
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ISSUE 08 - 2021
The eighth issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read about the importance of oral history
in understanding how people lived in Polktown. Plus, how
can historical newspapers add to our understanding of
"the old days"? And, once again, for your reading
pleasure,
the President's Letter by Craig O'Donnell.
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ISSUE 07 - 2020
The seventh issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read about the history of Polktown as we
follow Shadrach Boyer's family through census records. Plus an
article about the Green Book, the travel guide for
African Americans in the mid-20th-century. And of course
the much-heralded President's Letter by Craig O'Donnell.
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ISSUE 06 - 2019
The sixth issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read about the history of Polktown - the
community of free African Americans who created our
cemetery, built a church there, and lived their lives
just south of Delaware City. Plus an interview with
Willis Phelps, our past-president and master
storyteller. And of course
the much-imitated but never-equaled President's Letter by Wes
Jones.
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ISSUE 05 - 2018
The fifth issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read about the connections we have made with
a living descendent of James Elbert, one of the USCT soldiers
buried in the cemetery. You can read a review of Poketown People, an
early 20th century book (fiction? non-fiction? maybe a little
of both?) about the residents of Polktown. And of course
the always-popular President's Letter by Willis Phelps.
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ISSUE 04 - 2017
The fourth issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read about our dedication and grand opening
last year, check out some photos showing the restoration
process, learn about the history of Cranberry (the local
name for the area surrounding Polktown), and learn about
Voices from the Past, our traveling education
program.
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ISSUE 03 - 2016
The third issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read a story about headstones of United States
Colored Troops found in cemeteries in our area, check up
on the progress of the Delaware City Branch Canal Trail,
and learn about a program that Dr. David Orr presented in
Dublin this past summer.
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ISSUE 02 - 2015
The second issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read a story of James Elbert, check up on
the progress of the Delaware City Branch Canal Trail, and
see the progress we have made.
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ISSUE 01 - 2014
The first issue of Epitaph is
available now. Read about the history of the cemetery, our
plans, and the progress we have made.
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