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Images of Oak Lawn Cemetery: 2011-2020

  • Posted on December 13, 2020December 15, 2020

Grand Council, Independent Order of St. Luke, Meets in Suffolk (1897)

  • Posted on October 7, 2020October 9, 2020

Mrs. Ethel A. Cohoon Nevels

  • Posted on September 23, 2020October 9, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias Update: Views of Oak Lawn

  • Posted on August 8, 2020August 11, 2020

Oak Lawn Cemetery, Historical Marker

  • Posted on November 5, 2019October 12, 2020

Protected: Memorial Day, 2019

  • Posted on May 27, 2019September 3, 2020

Duke Magazine (Winter 2018): Alumna takes care of sacred spaces

  • Posted on February 26, 2019June 11, 2020

African American Images of Suffolk: In an African American neighborhood, ca. 1925

  • Posted on August 13, 2016August 19, 2020

Recovering and Preserving African American Cemeteries – National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Leadership Forum

  • Posted on June 2, 2016July 22, 2020

African American Images of Suffolk: First Baptist Church – Mahan (org. 1866)

  • Posted on October 13, 2015August 19, 2020

Visiting Cedar Hill Cemetery (1802)

  • Posted on February 4, 2015June 9, 2020

Meeting up with Margaret Wynn

  • Posted on July 9, 2014June 11, 2020
  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on July 13, 2020July 22, 2020
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Oak Lawn Cemetery Mapping Project begins…

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on February 25, 2021

Colored High School Opens (1895)

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on February 16, 2021March 2, 2021

Tales of Old Nansemond: Valuable Discovery – A New Mineral Spring (1855)

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on February 3, 2021March 3, 2021

Tales of Old Nansemond: Mrs. Margaret Ann Hall Fleming, Centenarian

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on January 7, 2021February 6, 2021

The Legacy of John Melton

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on January 2, 2021January 11, 2021

Connecting the Bridgefords: Warren County, North Carolina to Suffolk, Virginia

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on January 1, 2021February 19, 2021

In Remembrance: Our Ancestors’ Emancipation Day

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
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Another Pre-1900 Headstone Found

Photo: Nadia K. Orton, July 11, 2020. All rights reserved.
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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on December 12, 2020February 28, 2021

Protected: Tales from Old Nansemond: “Dear Santa Claus”

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on December 8, 2020December 9, 2020

PFC Elliott Randolph White, WWII

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on December 3, 2020

A Future Look at the Preservation of Virginia’s African American Cemeteries – Horizons, Virginia Africana Associates

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African American Images of Suffolk

Another Pre-1900 Headstone Found

African American Images of Suffolk: Nansemond County Training School (Rosenwald)

African American Images of Suffolk: Canaan Baptist Church, est. 1875

Exploring hidden African American history…

African American Images of Suffolk: Mount Ararat Christian Church, ca. 1866

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Protected: The Obituary of Mrs. Gaines

African American Images of Suffolk: Gethsemane Baptist Church, ca. 1875

Tropical Storm Isaias Update: Views of Oak Lawn

African American Images of Suffolk: Students and staff of the Nansemond Collegiate Institute, ca. 1907

African American Images of Suffolk: Two Americas (ca. 1922)

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Protected: Memorial Day at Oak Lawn, 2020

African American Images of Suffolk: Mount Sinai Baptist Church

Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Whaleyville

Oak Lawn Cemetery, Historical Marker

Protected: Memorial Day, 2019

Memorial Day, 2018: Three generations…

African American Images of Suffolk: In an African American neighborhood, ca. 1925

African American Images of Suffolk: First Baptist Church – Mahan (org. 1866)

African American Images of Suffolk: Corinth Chapel United Church of Christ, est. 1868

Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Cemetery

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Oak Lawn Cemetery
Suffolk, VA 23434
(804) 617-6981
Monday-Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: 11-3pm
oaklawncemeterysuffolk@gmail.com

Recent Posts

  • Colored High School Opens (1895)

    February 25, 2021
  • Tales of Old Nansemond: Valuable Discovery – A New Mineral Spring (1855)

    February 16, 2021
  • Tales of Old Nansemond: Mrs. Margaret Ann Hall Fleming, Centenarian

    February 3, 2021
  • The Legacy of John Melton

    January 7, 2021
  • Connecting the Bridgefords: Warren County, North Carolina to Suffolk, Virginia

    January 2, 2021

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Oak Lawn Cemetery
Suffolk, VA 23434
804-617-6981
Mon-Fri: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 11am-3pm

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© Nadia K. Orton and Sacred Grounds Project, Inc., 2011-2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts, links, and photos may not be used without prior written permission from Nadia K. Orton and Sacred Grounds Project, Inc. If granted, full and clear credit shall be given to Nadia K. Orton and Sacred Grounds Project, Inc., with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

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