Saturday, May 4, 2019
Oak Lawn Cemetery
440 Market St
Suffolk, VA
10 a.m.-noon
Open to all Girl Scout levels.
In the late 19th century, seven formerly enslaved African-American businessmen and veterans established Oak Lawn Cemetery, one of Suffolk's oldest African-American cemeteries. The cemetery remains to this day a vivid representation of the city's illustrious black history. The Historic Oak Lawn Cemetery Foundation is organizing a cleanup to restore the cemetery and preserve the history it holds. For more information in its historical significance, check out this article from the Suffolk News Herald. Volunteers will meet at the cemetery and be provided rakes, gloves, weed wackers, trash bags, safety vests, grabbers, and bug spray. Volunteers are encouraged to wear boots, jeans, long-sleeved shirts and headwear for the sun.
For more information, visit www.oaklawncemeterysuffolk.com.
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