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What in the world is going on here, you ask? For months now we’ve been on the lookout for “missing” #veterans — those we’ve found in the records but not in the #cemetery. This afternoon, just as we were getting ready to leave, @audieme struck gold with her probe, and she and @moe10232000 set about excavating. But even after two-plus hours of careful digging, with three of us carving away at the #dirt, we weren’t able to budge the #headstone. We did manage to dig beneath it, though, so @wokdocs could slide her phone under the inscription, revealing the name John W. Johnson, one of the men whose markers we’ve been searching for. A #WWI #veteran, Mr. Johnson served as a private in the 811th Pioneer Infantry. He sailed for France from New York in October 1918 and returned to the States from St. Nazaire in July 1919 — the height of Red Summer —aboard the U.S.S. Montpelier. He died in January 1951. His stone won’t be buried for much longer — that we can promise you! #VeteransDay #blackveterans #africanamericanveterans #eastendcemetery #rva #thesestoriesmatter 📷 by @audieme + @wokdocs

Just tidying up a little before the festivities begin... Hope to see you this afternoon! #eastendcemetery #rva #community #grassroots

We hope to see you tomorrow (Saturday) at East End, from 2 to 5, when we’ll be celebrating the @statefarm Neighborhood Assist grant and the people who helped us win — that’s to say, YOU! There’ll be food and tours (self-guided or otherwise), plus art-making with @oakwoodarts. It’s going to be a beautiful fall day. Come join us! P.S. For once, no work is scheduled in the morning. #eastendcemetery #rva #richmondva #community #grassroots #thisplacematters 📷 by @bxpnyc

This one’s for you, @patricedurham! We first uncovered Tinker Morton’s grave marker in June 2016. The glass was cracked, and the paper nearly disintegrated in our hands as we brushed away the dirt (we’ve kept the shreds in a box at home ever since). Just enough information was legible, however, for us to track down a death certificate. On Saturday, nearly three and a half years later, we made a new marker for Mr. Morton and placed it in front of the original. #eastendcemetery #rva #thisplacematters 📷 by @wokdocs

The newest member of the East End Pack: Matzo Brei, visiting this past weekend from Durham, NC. Come back soon! #eastendcemetery #rva #community #crittersofeastend 📷 by @bxpnyc

Yesterday will be hard to top. Not only was it an amazingly beautiful fall day, but we had nearly 100 volunteers and visitors from @vcu, @oakwoodarts, @richmond.nps, @urichmond, and more. Three headstones were unearthed and documented, and untold tarp-loads of brush were hauled to the dumpster. Huge thanks to all of you! #eastendcemetery #rva #community #grassroots #thisplacematters All 📷 by @bxpnyc

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Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

Photo: © Brian Palmer/brianpalmer.photos

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Henrico, VA 23223

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