Montgomery, Alabama, seeks to prosecute owners of neglected cemetery

Officials in Montgomery, Alabama, say they will pursue criminal charges against the owners of a neglected African-American cemetery - once they find out who owns it. This is an update on an item we reported here earlier.

Update on Montgomery, Ala., cemetery

The city council wants to issue an order to stop burials at this cemetery until it's determined who owns and/or runs it.

Using technology to find Alabama graves of shipwreck victims

A Virginia archeologist is using modern technology to find the graves of those who died in the shipwreck of the slave ship Clotilde in 1859. The graves are located in what is known as Africatown Cemetery.

Indian mounds in Alabama to be replaced by Sam's Club

I'll find more on this later, but here's news from the Native American site Reznet about the destruction of an Indian burial mound in favor of a Sam's Club in Alabama.

Alabama update on remains

Some remains that have been discovered in Montgomery, Alabama, appear to be medical waste, while other are believed to be from a yellow fever epidemic in the 1800s.

Mass grave in Alabama may contain bodies from 1870s epidemic

A mass grave was discovered this week in Montgomery, Alabama, and officials say it might contain victims of a yellow fever epidemic that that hit in the 1870s.

Alabama town gets cemetery map

The town of Jemison, Ala., has gotten an official map of Pine Hill Cemetery, so that officials know what plots are available. Says Mayor Eddie Reed:

“I wish we were never in the cemetery business, but we are.”

Alabama town seeks help in managing cemetery

The city of Jemison has managed the Pine Hill Cemetery for more than 30 years, but is now asking the public for help about who is buried there, how much land is available for burials, etc.
My recommendation is for the town to communicate with a local college or university to see whether geography/anthropology students would be interested in working on a group project.