Mission
To record, preserve, maintain, and protect the historic cemeteries of Jacksonville, as well as increase public appreciation and awareness of the historical and cultural value cemeteries provide communities.
PODCASTS
Listen to the latest podcast online
Old City Cemetery
Interactive Map
Times-Union Articles
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News Casts
CRPTjax and the Florida Public Archaeology Network
4-part Lecture Series
Lectures are FREE and are offered four times a year around Jacksonville with topics ranging from yellow fever to mourning traditions.
Please visit our for date, time, and location details. 2009 is TBA.
2008 lecture topics:
- Mourning Practices Expressed in Jewelry and Dress
- The 3 E's in Cemetery: Effigy, Elegy, and Eulogy
- Why Archaeologists 'Dig' Historic Cemeteries
- The National Beautification of Death Movement and African-American Funeral Practices in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries