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Knowing that they now have a restored cemetery for their loved ones, Oak Grove Baptist Church will now be turning their attention to repairs needed on their main church building. Abigail Adcox ...
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Unsightly views are disturbing the peace at Oak Grove Cemetery -- overgrown grass, downed trees and some damaged headstones, just to name a few. Colette Roots visited the ...
At a newly-mulched clearing between a patch of tall trees near Waller Mill Park, sits the now-uncovered Oak Grove Church cemetery, a historic African American cemetery dating back as early as 1899.
John Goode, left, and Albert Crenshaw hold up a 1938 map of the Oak Grove Cemetery, which was founded by freed African-Americans after the Civil War and now has lost more of its tree buffer to ...
Oak Grove cover over 100 acres, including 8 that have never been developed and could see new burial space. The master plan is intended to help the cemetery thrive long-term. For now, it’s just a ...
FALL RIVER — Oak Grove Cemetery is a living space. Chris Parayno is trying to keep it that way for generations to come. The city’s largest cemetery, Oak Grove is where tens of thousands of ...