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Visit or Volunteer with SOAL: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy at Harrisburg, PA’s Historic Lincoln Cemetery. Help reclaim America's history. SOAL Restoration Weekends are open public history events on the third Friday-Sunday of the month, from 12pm noon until dusk, Harrisburg’s Historic Lincoln Cemetery (Susquehanna Twnshp / Penbrook) https://linktr.ee/savingourancestorslegacyCash & Food Donations needed and much appreciated! Power our volunteers and the movement to save endangered histories.
New volunteer orientation at 12pm. All ages & levels of experience welcome! We are on-site rain or shine, in the heat and cold.
This unique hands-on experience brings together community members, descendants, educators, artists, youth & elders to honor the lives and legacies of hidden historical figures—reconnecting us to untold stories, restoring a sacred site.
What We Do Together:
Say their Names
Honor the Ancestors
Explore History
Share what we learn
Practice Proper Gravestone Cleaning
Neighborhood cleanup
Search & Recovery for Grave Markers
Resetting Headstones
Restoring Historic Cemetery Features
Repairing Broken Gravestones
Cradle grave Gardening
Beautification of Grounds
Lawn Maintenance
Methods for Reading Headstones
Light Building and Construction
Outreach & Education
Geotagging Gravesites
Cemetery Photography
Digital Archiving
Community Building
PLEASE FILL OUT A PARTICIPANT WAIVER ON GOOGLE FORMS https://forms.gle/VuJ3heXLouQofNJMA
Explore SOAL's work across all of our social channels!
https://linktr.ee/savingourancestorslegacy
DONATE to help fund the SOAL's community-based archiving via:
→ Zeffy (*no fee) https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/soal
→ CashApp: $SOALlife
→ CashApp link: https://cash.app/$SOALlife
→ GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/usctdatarescue
→ PayPal Giving Fund: https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/4753303
If you believe Black history deserves to be preserved, give what you can, share our posts, and join us in this work.
https://linktr.ee/savingourancestorslegacy
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