Ashe County’s Enslaved Cemeteries

On Friday, May 15th, the Museum of Ashe County History will be hosting a program with Lonnie Jones, who will be giving a talk on Ashe County's enslaved cemeteries.

The Ashe County Cemetery Committee has worked tirelessly to locate, map, clean, and restore the county's lost and neglected cemeteries. Oftentimes while performing this work, the committee has discovered gravesites nearly lost to history. This includes the final resting places of Ashe County's enslaved residents. During this talk, Mr. Jones will talk about the process that the cemetery committee has taken to mark and restore the graves of these often looked over residents, and what is being done to preserve them for future generations.

Mr. Jones is a longtime board member of the Museum of Ashe County History, where he currently serves as the museum board's vice president. He is also a founder and active member of the Ashe County Cemetery Committee and an author of multiple books and articles on Ashe County's history.

This program will take place in the Museum of Ashe County History's 1904 courtroom and is FREE and open to the public. The Museum of Ashe County History is located at 301 E. Main Street in Jefferson, NC. For more information call (366) 846 1904.