Kathleen H. Cande

Cemetery Research Coordinator

2475 North Hatch Ave.

Fayetteville, AR 72704

Phone: 479-575-6543

Fax: 479-575-5453

E-mail: kcande@uark.edu

Research Stations

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Dr. Jamie Brandon– Station Archeologist 2475 N. Hatch Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72704 479-575-6560; jbrando@uark.edu University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Mr. Tim Mulvihill– Station Archeologist 5210 Grand Avenue, Echols Building #204 Fort Smith, AR 72913 479-788-7812; tim.mulvihill@uark.edu University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Dr. John H. House– Station Archeologist 106-C Rust Tech, 1200 University Ave. Pine Bluff, AR 71601 870-535-4509; jhhouse@uark.edu University of Arkansas, Monticello Dr. Jodi Barnes– Station Archeologist 580 University Drive Visual and Performing Arts, Rm 117 Monticello, AR 71656 870-460-1290; jabarnes@uark.edu Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Morrilton Dr. Emily Beahm– Station Archeologist Petit Jean Mountain, 1 Rockefeller Dr. Morrilton, AR 72110 501-727-6250; beahm@uark.edu Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Dr. Juliet Morrow– Station Archeologist 320 University Loop West Circle ASU Museum, Rm 168 State University, AR 72467 870-972-2071; jemorro@uark.edu Henderson State University, Arkadelphia Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt- Station Archeologist 1100 Henderson St. Arkadelphia, AR 71999 870-230-5510; mtrubit@uark.edu Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia Dr. Carl Drexler– Station Archeologist 100 East University Magnolia, AR 71753 870-235-4229; cdrexler@uark.edu Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park Dr. Elizabeth Horton– Station Archeologist 490 Toltec Mounds Road Scott, AR 72142 501-961-2420; ethorton@uark.edu Parkin Archeological State Park Dr. Jeffrey M. Mitchem– Station Archeologist #60 Hwy 184 North Parkin, AR 72373 870-755-2119; jmitchem1@yahoo.com

ARKANSAS

CEMETERY PRESERVATION

The Survey’s mission is to study

Arkansas’s past, to preserve and

manage information about

archeological sites, and to share what

we learn with the people of Arkansas.

Contact your nearest Research Station

for more information.

The Survey encourages interested

individuals and groups to list local

historic cemeteries in the state site files.

This will help with research and

preservation. Site forms are available

on our website:

http://archeology.uark.edu

Submit Cemetery Forms To:

Monument erected in 2010 at Vaden Cemetery, Clark

County, AR, listing names of people buried in the

cemetery without markers. Names were

discovered by research and oral history by a

cemetery preservation group.

HOW-TO BOOKS & REFERENCES CASE STUDIES & GUIDES ORGANIZATIONS & THEIR WEBSITES NATIONAL REGISTER INFORMATION

Of the many “how-to” and reference books

available, these are especially useful for

Arkansas

1. Grave Concerns: A Preservation Manual

for Historic Cemeteries in Arkansas.

Prepared by the Arkansas Historic

Preservation Program.

This manual is posted on the AHPP web-

site, where it can be downloaded and

printed free of charge:

www.arkansaspreservation.com under:

News & Events>Publications> Other

Publications

Also available through a link on the State

Archeologist’s Page under Resources—

Guidelines for Cemetery Preservation

Support on the Arkansas Archeological

Survey website: archeology.uark.edu

2. Your Guide to Cemetery Research, by

Shannon Debartolo Carmack. 2002 Betterway

Books, Cincinnati, Ohio (paperback).

Available new or used at www.amazon.com

This is a wide-ranging guide to finding,

recording, studying and caring for

graveyards. It also introduces the reader to

funeral and burial customs, art and aes-

thetic values in cemetery monuments, and

many other topics.

There are hundreds of books about cemeteries

from all perspectives: art, aesthetics, religion, his-

tory, cultural heritage, mortuary practices and

more. These are just a few relevant titles:

Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery

Symbolism and Iconography, by Douglas Keister.

2004. Gibbs Smith Publishers

www.gibbs-smith.com (hardback or digital)

Two Historic Cemeteries in Crawford County,

Arkansas, edited by Robert C. Mainfort, Jr. and

James M. Davidson. 2006. Arkansas Archeological

Survey Research Series 62. Send inquiries to

archpubs@uark.edu or call 479-575-3556

Gone to a Better Land: A Biohistory of a Rural

Black Cemetery in the Post-Reconstruction South,

edited by Jerome C. Rose. 1985. Arkansas

Archeological Survey Research Series 25. Send in-

quiries to archpubs@uark.edu or call 479-575-3556

Mapping and Documentation of Three Historic

African-American Cemeteries, Helena, Phillips

County, Arkansas, by Kathleen H. Cande, Michael

M. Evans and Jared S. Pebworth. 1999. Arkansas

Archeological Survey. Contact Kathleen H. Cande:

kcande@uark or call 479-575-3556

Texas Graveyards: A Cultural Legacy, by Terry G.

Jordan. 1982. University of Texas Press (paperback)

http://utpress.utexas.edu (print-on-demand book)

Gone to the Grave, Burial Customs of the Arkansas

Ozarks, 1850-1950, by Abby Burnett. Jackson:

University Press of Mississippi, 2014

The Association for Gravestone Studies is the oldest and

largest organization devoted to the study and care of

cemeteries. They publish many small booklets about

cemetery care and recording and their annual conference

features workshops on cemetery conservation, plus

presentations, discussions and tours.

www.gravestonestudies.org

National Center for Preservation Technology and Train-

ing. This branch of the National Park Service offers

training seminars and workshops in cemetery monument

conservation and technical resources. Downloadable at:

www.ncptt.nps.gov

National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Cemeteries are one category of sites of interest to the

National Trust. Search “Tips & Tools” for articles on

cemetery preservation: savingplaces.org

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Inc.,

www.aahgs.org The Arkansas Chapter is AAHGS-ARK,

PO Box 4294, Little Rock, AR 72214-4294, email:

aahgs.arkansas@yahoo.com

Preservation of African American Cemeteries, Inc.

Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis, President. PAAC, Inc., PO Box

25923, Little Rock, AR 72221-5923, phone: 501-425-5578.

For more information email: paacarcemeteries@aol.com

Arkansas Humanities Council. Grants are made for some

cemetery preservation projects. Contact council staff at

http://arkansashumanitiescouncil.org

Phone: 501-320-5761

Address: 407 President Clinton Ave., Suite 201,

Little Rock, AR 72201

Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places

require a thorough process of research and supporting

documentation.

CALL Ralph Wilcox,

Arkansas Historic Preservation Program,

Little Rock, AR, 501-324-9880 for more information.

WHERE TO BEGIN??? If you are looking for infor-

mation about a particular cemetery in your local

area and need help getting started:

Contact the Arkansas State Archives,

1 Capital Mall, #215 Little Rock, AR 72201.

501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com

Go to your local or county library, historical

society, genealogical society or cemetery

preservation society. (Libraries and historical

museums can usually put you in touch with

these groups)

Consult Research in Arkansas, by Lynda

Childers Suffridge. 2008 (paperback or .pdf)

This publication offers a detailed overview of

archives and libraries holding information on

genealogy and cemetery records. Links to

dozens of websites are provided. Order from

The National Genealogical Society at:

ngsgenealogy.org under Publications &

Videos>NGS Special Publications>Research in

The States.

Doing Research & Gathering

Cemetery Information