4016 Carya Drive

Raleigh, NC  27610

 

Speaker: Robin Simonton,

                Executive Director of Historic Oakwood Cemetery

 

Ever wander through a cemetery and see symbols that make you scratch your head?  Do you think about the messages that these monuments may have conveyed to people of their era?  Here's your chance to learn more!  Join Robin Simonton, Executive Director of Oakwood Cemetery, and learn about the evolution of gravestone symbols over time. We'll also talk about the important partnership between cemeteries and genealogists as we work together to help families and our community understand their past! 

Robin Simonton has been the Executive Director of Historic Oakwood Cemetery since November of 2011. Robin holds a BA in US History from the University of Hawaii and an MA in Historical Administration from Eastern Illinois University. Previously, she was the Program and Volunteer Services Executive at Girl Scouts — North Carolina Coastal Pines. Robin served as the researcher of the book Oahu Cemetery: Burial Ground & Historic Site, written by Nanette Napoleon in 1997 and has a written a chapter in the upcoming publication of the book Reinterpreting Death: A Guide to Creating Cemetery Tours and Programming by Rachel Wolgemuth. Robin and her husband Jeff live in Raleigh with their son, Cullen.
 

All WCGS mmetings are free and open to the public.  Bring a friend! Refreshments will be served during social time after the presentation.