Province has 4,000 registered cemeteries, but no idea how many on private land In Lower Queensbury, above the Mactaquac Dam, there is an unassuming piece of property with a gorgeous view of
“We need to change the conversation … I want to give these people a name.” Members of the province’s black history community say while it’s important to call out the
‘There are so many of my ancestors’ graves that have been ignored or forgotten’ Slowly, a few persistent volunteers are restoring dignity to a centuries-old cemetery outside Fredericton. The group, led
Mary McCarthy and New Brunswick Black History Society want to preserve links to the past She wants people to know about the Wheary graveyard near Fredericton and other black graveyards