CHARG Receives Transformational NEH Grant
CHARG has received a 3-year grant from the NEH to work on collections at Historic Bethabara Park.
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Fall Odd Fellows Cemetery Work Schedule
The fall schedule for public workdays at Odd Fellows Cemetery is available.
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Wake Forest Baseball Visits Odd Fellows Cemetery for Leadership Tour and Cleanup
This past Sunday, the Wake Forest University varsity baseball team visited Historic Odd Fellows Cemetery for the third consecutive year. With support from a Leadership and Character Departmental Grant received last spring, the team helped clear brush and overgrowth from the 13-acre cemetery and participated in a redesigned tour exploring its history through the lens
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Come Dig with Us at Montpelier!
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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We’re Hiring Student Researchers for 2025-26!
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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Wake Forest Archaeology Program at James Madison’s Montpelier!
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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CHARG Receives NCHumanities Grant!
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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A Week at Montpelier
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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We’re Hiring for 2024-2025!
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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The Africatown Cemetery Project
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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