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UA's Lacquement To Discuss Walker Cemetery For Historic Tuscaloosa Lecture Series
Historic Tuscaloosa is gearing up for the next installment of its summer lecture series, set for Thursday, Aug. 28.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Historic Tuscaloosa is gearing up for the next installment of its summer lecture series, set for Thursday, Aug. 28, with a presentation on the history of an early 19th-century cemetery that may be the first unsegregated burial site in Tuscaloosa County.
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The lecture, led by University of Alabama associate professor Cameron Lacquement, will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room 38 of Lloyd Hall on the UA campus.
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The event is free and open to the public, with a pre-lecture gathering at 5 p.m.
Lacquement, director of undergraduate studies for UA’s Department of Anthropology, will speak on “The History of the Walker Cemetery — An Early 19th Century Cemetery of Tuscaloosa.”
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The lecture will trace the history, burial styles and preservation of the family cemetery historically known as Walker Cemetery, which is in the area of the former Partlow Boys Colony at Munny Sokol Park.
The site was rediscovered when a resident stumbled upon it during a geocaching trip and Lacquement, along with UA anthropology students, have since studied the cemetery and uncovered details about its development into the early 20th century.
Lacquement is a North Carolina native and earned undergraduate degrees in anthropology and criminal justice from Western Carolina University before moving to Tuscaloosa in 2002.
He received his master’s and doctorate in anthropology from the University of Alabama, joining the department as a teaching professor in 2014.
Lacquement's research focuses on Southeastern archaeology, monumental and domestic architecture, and experimental archaeology.
For more information on the lecture series, click here or call (205) 758-2238.
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