by Erin | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog
These last days of May and beginning days of June herald an end to our time here at the Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery. As was promised by Erin, this end has appeared overwhelmingly and suddenly. Too soon, in fact, for most of us who have spent and will be spending...
by Erin | May 27, 2017 | Blog
At our first visit to Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery, we were confused as to why there were so many stones of varying sizes and colors lying on and around the monuments. Interested in learning about this specific mourning ritual of placing stones on the graves of the...
by Torah Lee | May 26, 2017 | Blog
Figure 1. Overview of falling monuments in need of preservation and conservation. Specifically focusing on plot G22 in the Jewish Cemetery. Photography by Torah Lee. What is gravestone preservation? Is it important? Why do we need it and who is doing it? These are all...
by Erin | May 20, 2017 | Blog
Thursday May 18th we had a visit from a local conservationist Carl Hughes from Meadowlark Memorials. It was different than what I expected. My first thought was it would be something like a walking lecture, identifying signs of damage and explaining issues around that...
by Torah Lee | May 19, 2017 | Blog
Yesterday, May 18th, was the third excursion to the Jewish Cemetery and luckily the weather decided to be relatively pleasant this time around. Although it wasn’t the sunniest, it was warm enough that we were able to comfortably record/ amend the monument sheets we...
by Erin | May 19, 2017 | Blog
Day 2 in the Jewish Cemetery. Tuesday was a day full of information since as a class we learned how to record the monuments (i.e. headstones). This is one of the larger goals of this class and by extension this project, for the Jewish Community that this cemetery...
by MacKenzie Gibson | May 17, 2017 | Blog
Heritage and Historical Archaeology Overhead map of The Emanu-El Cemetery listed as “Jewish Cemetery” this is where our Anthropology field school will be taking place over the next 3 weeks. (Photo from The Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria, accessed May 13, 2017.) I...
by Amanda Fletcher | May 15, 2017 | Blog
May 11th was our first field day in the Cemetery and it was awesome … and wet, it was awesome and wet! On a quiet street, ringed almost entirely in large trees, and covered in grass, the cemetery is a beautiful space and I was so excited to be out for our first day of...
by Tulsa Williams | May 14, 2017 | Blog
Walking into Victoria’s Jewish cemetery for the first time anyone can tell that it’s a place that holds countless stories into Victoria’s history. With the cemetery’s official opening dating back to 1860 multiple burials found within its gates were influential members...
by Erin | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
It appears that I can link to the model, but not embed it. Sounds like a question for TIL! Unknown Plot Gravestone by archaeograves on Sketchfab
