Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground Public Opening
March 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Historic Brattonsville would like to invite you and your family to the opening of the Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground on March 29, 2025.
We are proud to open the site to the public with special educational stations discussing how we honor, remember, and preserve the legacies of those buried in this hallowed ground.
Special Presentations Throughout the Day:
• Archaeologists will lead discussions on tools and techniques used to identify the graves, including ground penetrating radar.
• Staff preservationists will discuss the delicate process of care, cleaning, and reinstalling the gravestone for Watt and Polly.
• CHM’s exhibit manager will share insights into the design and fabrication of the steel grave markers that now identify the graves.
• Guided tours of the Burial Ground and the adjacent Revolutionary War era road providing a deeper understanding of the site’s historical significance.
• Descendants of the Brattonsville Enslaved community will share personal family histories and their work to preserve and memorialize the burial ground.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities on Brattonsville’s main site, including:
• Basket-making, watercolor painting, embroidery, and historic cooking demonstrations.
• Battlefield tours at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
• Guided site tour at 1:30 p.m.
• Food concessions will be available for guests to enjoy a full day of learning, remembrance, and community.