Date: April 28, 2026 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Wilson County Public Library Assembly Room Topic: The Owen Jones Cemetery Speaker: Jim Howard Jim Howard's presentation on the Owen Jones Cemetery will describe "clearing the jungle" of the cemetery to make its restoration possible. Names of persons buried in the cemetery and how they are related … Continue reading April WCGS Meeting Program
Out of Sight: Connections Exhibit Opening
Date & Time: Friday, May 24th, 5:30 pm Location: Imagination Station Science & History Museum, 224 Nash St SE, Wilson, North Carolina 27893 Details: Brian Grawburg has been photographing cemeteries and has found around 12 undocumented sites in Wilson County so far. During his documentation and exploration, he discovered surprising connections between the Proctor, Whitley, … Continue reading Out of Sight: Connections Exhibit Opening
‘There’s history behind these graves’: Teens clean overgrown African-American graveyard
From The Wilson Times: Posted Sunday, November 25, 2018 6:40 pm By Olivia Neeley olivia@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7879 Several teens headed out to an unfamiliar place last week. But once they arrived, they immediately got to work. They knew they were about to be part of something much bigger than themselves. “It’s probably the last place … Continue reading ‘There’s history behind these graves’: Teens clean overgrown African-American graveyard
Keep the memory of an ancestor alive by documenting death
By Kenneth H. Thomas Jr.—For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Many of us began our genealogy journeys visiting cemeteries and searching for tombstones. If a relative is buried in a city cemetery, there’s usually (but not always) an office record and a map showing where. But many ancestors are buried in rural cemeteries, either in family graveyards … Continue reading Keep the memory of an ancestor alive by documenting death
Searching for Wilson County’s lost cemeteries
As a reminder, Brian Grawburg will be the feature speaker at the WCGS Meeting in September. In addition, all of Joan Howell's cemetery books are available to order online in the WCGS bookstore. —Krista Project pinpoints gravesites before nature reclaims them By Drew C. Wilson | dwilson@wilsontimes.com | 252-265-7818 Brian Grawburg stops his pickup truck at … Continue reading Searching for Wilson County’s lost cemeteries
Wilson County Genealogical Society 