Information Resources

These resources provide information, photo galleries, and external references related to the history of the cemeteries, the lives of the persons for whom this sanctuary is their final resting place, and the Georgetown community.
Also provided is a variety of general information resources about historic cemetery preservation.
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Index of Resources ('click' on entries to navigate to detailed information)
Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries History
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Female Union Band Society of Georgetown, D.C., Constitution (Washington, D.C., 1859)
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1879 Dumbarton & Mount Zion Churches Burial Ground Lease Agreement
Burial Records
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The Methodist Burying Ground, Burial Records and Map - 1975, Paul E. Sluby
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The Methodist Burying Ground, Burial Records - 1975 Paul E. Sluby with further research annotations
Cemetery Surveys
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2008 NPS GIS Overlay of 1975 Gravestones Location for Return Survey
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2018 Headstones, Monuments, Artifacts Inventory
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Property maps
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Trees and Foliage Survey Plat and Index
"I never would have guessed..."
Place Holder - Resources To Be Developed
Cemeteries Information System
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Death, burial, and biographical details
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Portraits, headstones, documents, press images
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Profiles of deceased
Photographs and Videos
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Cemetery photos
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Monuments, headstones and artifacts photos
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Cemetery Events Photos
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McKinley Tech Day of Service June 2019
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Overview of the Cemeteries video
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Cemetery events videos
Cemetery Preservation
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Monuments, headstones, artifacts
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Grounds
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Invasive plant species
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Tree canopy
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Groundwater management
Other Valuable Records and Information Links
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History of Georgetown / Black Georgetown
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1784 Georgetown Residents Directory