If Stones Could Talk ...
Learning about the Past at Greenwood Cemetery

Over the past couple of years, middle school youth and adults have been conducting scientific and historical inquiry at Greenwood Cemetery in Hillsdale Missouri. Youth from Bishop Middle School in nearby Wellston Missouri, work with students participating in classes at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, as well as the support of the GEAR-UP project and their school, to create digital accounts of their inquiries.

 

 
Fall 2000 Activities
 

Fall 2001 Activities
Final Presentations from 2001


Final Presentations from Fall 2000

 
Photos from the October 16, 2001 data collection
 
The October 16, 2001 data collected by the group (Microsoft Excel format--right mouse click to download)

The existing Greenwood Cemetery Burial Records (Microsoft Excel format--right mouse click to download)

We have gotten quite a bit of press interest in the project and the cemetery, including

Stay tuned for more updates on the Fall 2001 inquiries!