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Heritage
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parents are buried in the family plot. Having inherited family land in Amissville, he is preparing to build a house there for himself. And he wants to retain access to, and maintain his family’s graveyard. Hamilton would like it known that he would be glad of any assistance in upkeep for the site.
Historical register
The Rappahannock Historical Society keeps a register of family graveyards like Hamilton's and Price's.
Donna Fisher and Fran Eldred of the Society would like to encourage folks to register their family cemeteries with them, to help preserve and protect them, and also to make them accessible as a resource for academics.
Fisher says although it is illegal to disinter or damage family graveyards like these, without the permission of all family members, it happens all the time. When it does, it cannot be undone and the loss is permanent. Sites like these two are especially valuable, Fisher says, because records of the historical black population of Rappahannock are sparse. Preserving the past
Price and Hamilton are attempting to preserve these two particular graveyards.
The significance to people is varied and complex. To some, they are an inconvenience, an obstacle to building or sale. Tb the law, and to most people, these small plots are an irreplaceable resource, to be preserved for their status as consecrated ground; as the respected
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