Members of the JHA giving a tour of the Black section of the Boone Cemetery in September 2021. In front-right is Roberta Jackson. In front-center is Lynn Patterson.
Photo courtesy Appalachian State University Film Services.
A view of the Black section of the cemetery in September 2021. White flags dot the area, marking unmarked graves. Most of this work was done by Dr. Alice Wright’s archaeology students in preparation for a graveyard tour during App State’s Founders…
This image is a view of the cemetery marker in the Black section of Boone Cemetery. White flags dot the area, marking unmarked graves. Most of this work was done by Dr. Alice Wright’s archaeology students in preparation for a graveyard tour during…
Horton attended school at the Salem Mennonite Mission Church and Orphanage even though he was not an orphan. The influence of the Mennonite missionaries had a great influence on him as a child, and in 1935, he became the minister of the Boone…
The Jordan Councill Memorial Cemetery is divided into two sections: the "white" cemetery and the "African American" cemetery. As a part of their community activism, the JHA has made several attempts to get the cemetery listed as a historical landmark…
The Junaluska Heritage Association formed in 2011 as a a community based organization created to preserve cultural heritage and assist in preserving and growing the community itself. Since that time, the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church has served as…