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Saturday, October 14, 2023

The Jones Family Cemetery in Colonial Williamsburg

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Publications & Events

October 5, 2024- 2pm- LECTURE- Henrico Library (Libbie Mill)
October 6, 2024- 2pm- TOUR- Poe and Shockoe Hill Cemetery
October 10, 2024- 1:30-3pm- LECTURE- LLI - Manassas

Virtual Events/ Podcast Episodes

SPECIAL GUEST- The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe Podcast- Poe Unplugged
CEMETERY HAPPY HOUR
PODCAST- The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe Part 1
PODCAST- The 6 Degrees of Edgar Allan Poe Part 2
PODCAST- The Ordinary, Extraordinary Cemetery Episode 145
PODCAST- Beyond The Oblong Box

Poe Folk--Richmond Magazine

A new book helps us get to know the poet through those closest to him | BY HARRY KOLLATZ JR.

Grave Insight--Richmond Magazine

Author Sharon Pajka beside the grave of novelist and women’s rights advocate Mary Johnston in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery BY GARY ROBERTSON (Photo by Jay Paul)

On the Road--American Cemetery&Cremation Magazine

Virginia and Beyond. A Journey into Edgar Allan Poe’s World Sharon Pajka has always been intrigued by cemeteries – and Edgar Allan Poe. By Stan Goldstein

The Commonwealth Times

VCU alumna features historical female writers buried in Virginia cemeteries by Zahra Ndirangu, Contributing Writer/Illustration by Clare Wislar

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...ghost stories connected to a family cemetery...

Capitol building, Williamsburg, Virginia I first learned of the Jones Cemetery in Colonial Williamsburg in 2016. Each time we visit Coloni...
Red Moon, Miss Lucy Carter of Shirley, and Westover Churchyard

Earlier this month I noticed the gravestone of Reuben Hardy in Westover Churchyard. A quick search helped me find his death certificate and ...
A place-based writing retreat in Richmond- the former Ellis Garden

I’m sitting in what used to be the Ellis Garden once filled with roses, jasmine, and linden trees. I brought my own rose- one my friend resc...
Come discuss "The Premature Burial" by Poe! TONIGHT!

Tonight @7:00 PM CST I'll be discussing "The Premature Burial" by Edgar Allan Poe with friends from The 6 Degrees of Edgar Al...
Rock Creek Cemetery, Clover Adams, and a sculpture of grief

Marian "Clover" Hooper Adams (1843 –1885) was an American socialite, and an accomplished photographer albeit in her short...
Grave Inspiration- presentation for Sisters in Crime- Central Virginia, May 16

Grave Inspiration Join Sisters in Crime- Central Virginia for a virtual presentation with Dr. Sharon Pajka. Cemeteries hold a wealth of st...

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