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Kenmore Park: A Playground Redesign
By Alberic Karina-Plun, Jeremy Knerr, Ben Loppacker, John Giannini, Zadie Lacy, Elizabeth Goodloe, Rebecca Kellam, Megan Riley, Hannah St. Onge Faculty mentor: Dr. Andrea Smith AbstractIn the spring semester of 2022, nine seniors from Mary Washington’s Departmentof Historic Preservation took on the task of a conceptual redesign of the playground at Kenmore Park. The students…
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Partnership In Preservation, The Creation of a Native American History and Culture Trail in King George County, VA
By Samantha Melvin Faculty mentor: Dr. Laura McMillan Students in the “Preservation in the Community” course at the University of Mary Washington partnered with King George County to create a recreational Native American History and Culture Trail. This trail was developed in collaboration with the Patawomeck and Rappahannock tribes to focus specifically on narratives that…
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The Prevalence and Use of Pug Mills in 18th Century Tidewater, Virginia
By Chloe Martin Faculty advisors: Dr. Michael Spencer and Dr. Andrea Smith 3:00-3:50pm, HCC 328 The topic of this project is the prevalence and use of pug mills in the 18th century in Virginia. A pug mill is an alternate method of mixing the clay used in brickmaking that is often considered to be a…
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A Look into the Preservation of Virginia’s African American Cemeteries
By Megan Riley Faculty advisor: Dr. Andrea Smith 3:00-3:50pm, HCC 328 This presentation will cover the research I have done on historic African American cemeteries in Virginia. First, I will discuss the preservation of cemeteries as a whole: how it is done, who does it, and why should people care. Next, I will discuss some…
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Documenting the Historic Fabric of Downtown Fredericksburg
By Anna White Faculty advisor: Dr. Michael Spencer 3:00-3:50pm, HCC 328 One of the best ways to learn about people from the past is to look at the everyday material culture that shaped people’s lives. The structures that comprise the built environment are an important part of the material culture used to study past society.…
