"Determine the ownership and future preservation of the historic pioneer Black Cemetery that holds the graves of the founding family of the Hansborough Settlement - The Hillsboro-Gazette - July 22 2024."

 Sharing from the Hillsboro "Times-Gazette" in Highland County, Ohio - July 22, 2024.:

Excerpt.:

"I recently discovered our family history was connected to these freed slaves and the heroic story of their journey from a Virginia plantation to Ohio and how they worked to succeed in building this community 22 years before the Civil War. Beyond my family connection, I believe this is an important piece of Ohio history. I wish to preserve and protect the Cemetery, which is now all that physically remains of the Hansborough Settlement, to honor these pioneers and their final resting place, so future generations may know their story. We’re hoping more Hansborough descendants will join and support this effort.

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**James Stearns contact: James Stearns, 1519 Bradley Drive, Boulder CO, 80305. 

720-317-695 stearns.james1112@gmail.com

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**Book reference: 

"Black History of Highland County, Ohio", by Kati Burwinkel, Myra Cumberland Phillips and John Glaze, Highland County Historical Society.

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**Highland County Ohio Court of Common Please, Civil Division, Case Number 24 CV 0157; Judge Coss, Complaint to Quiet Title, filed 6-11-2024"

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For further reference, here is the Hansbrough Cemetery on Find a Grave.

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Sharing the upcoming book signing schedule for Ian Adams Photography's latest released publication.: "This Place of Silence: Ohio's Cemeteries & Burial Grounds"

 This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries & Burial Grounds.

 "The book will be officially released by Ohio University Press on July 24, 2024."

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 "Ian Adams will also be joined by co-photographer Randall Lee Schieber and writer Robin Smith to sign copies of the book at the Columbus Book Fair on Saturday, July 13, from 11:00 am through early afternoon. 

The Ohio University Press booth is No. 40."

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The Ian Adams Photography Blog

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Remaining 2024 Ian Adams photography workshops:

See Below:

July 31, 2024

Lakeside Chautauqua, Ohio

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Smartphone Photography Program

August 1, 2024

Lakeside Chautauqua, Ohio

9:00 am – 11:00 am

Photo Walk

October 26, 2024

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron, Ohio

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fall Photography Workshop

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Ian Adams Photography on Facebook

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"This Place of Silence: Ohio's Cemeteries and Burial Grounds" - Paperback – July 9, 2024

by Ian Adams (Author), Randall Lee Schieber (Author), 

Robin L. Smith (Author)

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The Milan Public Library hosts well-known Ohio photographer, Ian Adams, discussing his latest book.: "This Place of Silence: "Ohio's Cemeteries and Burial Grounds" - Thursday - July 11, 2024 - 6:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. at the library - Copies of the book can be purchased at the event.

Sharing from the "Sanduksy Register" - Milan, Ohio.: 

Photographer hosting cemetery discussion

Azier Johnson
Special to the Register

Jul 08, 2024 7:00 AM

"MILAN — The Milan Public Library invites history enthusiasts, photography lovers and all interested community members to an evening with photographer Ian Adams as he discusses his book “This Place of Silence: Ohio Cemeteries & Burial Grounds."

The event takes place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the library, 19 E. Church St.

"'This Place of Silence' is a collaborative photographic portrait of Ohio’s most interesting, historic and beautiful cemeteries created with fellow Ohio photographer Randall Lee Schieber and writer Robin Smith," according to an event statement.

"It includes images from more than 100 cemeteries in all 88 Ohio counties, highlighting the charming chapels, magnificent mausoleums and monuments, stately statues and graceful gravestones of Ohio’s burial grounds," it added.

Chapters cover:

• Native American and early burial grounds

• The evolution of cemeteries

• Architecture, statuary, and symbolism

• The natural environment

• Military and institutional cemeteries

• Distinctive traditions and distinctive places

Additionally, Adams will talk about Oakland Cemetery and the Cholera Cemetery in Sandusky.

People can purchase copies of his book during this event."

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