This spring, CHARG is hosting another week long archaeology program for Wake Forest University students, alums, faculty, staff, and Winston Salem residents at James Madison’s Montpelier – the historic home of President James Madison, father of the US Constitution, the 1st First Lady, Dolley Madison, and the over 300 individuals enslaved by the Madisons and […]
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It’s that time of year again where we look for undergraduate students who are interested in spending a part of the upcoming academic year working as part of the Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Research Group Team! We are looking for students from any university or college in Forsyth County willing to put 6-9 hours a
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This spring, CHARG is excited to announce a unique opportunity for members of the Wake Forest University Community – staff, students, alumni, and lifelong learners – to participate in archaeological excavations at James Madison’s Montpelier – the historic home of President James Madison, father of the US Constitution, the 1st First Lady, Dolley Madison, and
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This week, it was announced that The Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Research Group at Wake Forest University has received a $20,000 Large Project Grant from North Carolina Humanities to support the mapping project at Historic Odd Fellows Cemetery in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The grant will support Wake Forest students in carrying out the mapping
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This summer, Wake Forest Students visited Montpelier, the home of James and Dolley Madison and over 300 enslaved Black laborers and families.
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The Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Research Group is hiring student researchers to form the 2024-2025 cohort! Students researchers will have the opportunity to gain experience in archaeological methods, mapping, 3D modeling, and geographic information systems working together on ongoing research and preservation projects with community partners in North Carolina, Alabama, and Virginia, including projects based
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This spring and summer, CHARG is working with Dr. Alexandra Jones of Archaeology in the Community on a community project in Mobile, Alabama. The project is part of an ongoing effort to document the cemetery at Africatown, a unique community in Mobile that was founded by a group of formerly enslaved Africans who had been
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Over the past year, CHARG has been working with the Friends of Odd Fellows Cemetery to support their efforts to reclaim the cemetery from decades of overgrowth and neglect. The Cemetery covers 10 acres of land in Winston-Salem, and is only a stone’s throw away from Wake Forest University’s campus, just behind the fairgrounds. Founded
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Last Spring, CHARG and Preservation Forsyth submitted a Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant with the City of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission to begin the research component of the Unmarked Initiative, Preservation Forsyth’s effort to raise awareness and document every African American cemetery in Forsyth County. CHARG worked with a Wake Forest University student, Christian
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We are very excited to announce the receipt of a Preservation Grant from the North Carolina Preservation Consortium. The funding will go towards the Ailey Young Digitization Project, specifically to support our work conducting photogrammetry of the house. The Ailey Young House Digitization Project is part of our collaboration with the Town of Wake Forest
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