Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. For the first episode of Season 2, I wanted to slow things down and look back before moving forward by thinking about the lessons from Season 1 with educational contributor Michelle Anderson.Special Guests: Michelle AndersonRead the episode summary here: ⁠https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/what-season-1-taught-me-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s2-e11-eb9d93db40f8

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We are diving into the work of the African American Burial Grounds & Remembering Project led by anthropologist Dr. Antoinette Jackson at the University of South Florida.

Special Guests: Dr. Antoinette Jackson, Michelle Anderson

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/the-african-american-burial-grounds-remembering-project-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-8a6a6b017edc

Items Mentioned in Episode: 

-Black Cemetery Network. (n.d.). Your donation makes a difference. Black Cemetery Network. https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/donate

-Carrol, J. (2025). FangerNails #1. Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twamanb2b/fangernails-1

-University of Georgia Press. (n.d.) Grave History. University of Georgia Press. https://www.ugapress.org/9780820365800/grave-history/

-Van Dyke, H. (2024). Browse all AABG Cemetery Education Lesson Plans. University of South Florida Digital Commons. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/aabg_cemetery_lessons_all/

References:

-African American Burial Ground Project. (2022, April 1). African American Burial Ground Project. University of South Florida Libraries. https://aae.lib.usf.edu/aabgp/https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites

-Black Cemetery Network. (n.d.).  Site Directory. Black Cemetery Network. https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites

-Durosier, A. (2024, November 25). The African American Burial Grounds and Remembering Project brings awareness to forgotten cemeteries in Tampa Bay. The Crow’s Nest at USF St. Petersburg. https://crowsneststpete.com/2024/11/25/filling-the-gaps-in-history-the-african-american-burial-grounds-and-remembering-project-bring-awareness-to-forgotten-cemeteries-in-tampa-bay/ 

-University of South Florida Anthropology. (n.d.). Antoinette Jackson. University of South Florida. https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/departments/anthropology/people/jackson.aspx

-USF College of Arts and Sciences. (2025, October 29). Please help us congratulate Dr. Antoinette Jackson from the USF Department of Anthropology -- she was awarded the "John Lewis Award [Post]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/CASatUSF/photos/please-help-us-congratulate-dr-antoinette-jackson-from-the-usf-department-of-ant/1358615219448828/

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We're diving into the world of Harry Potter, not through spells and Quidditch, but through the lens of death.

Special Guests: Dr. Julian Wamble, Michelle Anderson

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/death-in-the-wizarding-world-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e9-2637c4fe7815

References:

George Washington University. (n.d.). Julian Wamble. George Washington University Department of Political Science. https://politicalscience.columbian.gwu.edu/julian-wamble

Wamble, J. (2023). Home. https://www.julianwamble.com/ 

Wamble, J. (2024). About Professor Julian Wamble, Ph.D. https://politicalscience.columbian.gwu.edu/julian-wamble

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We are taking a journey to the mystical Stone Henge.

Special Guest: Michelle Anderson

Read the episode summary here: ⁠https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/stone-henge-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e8-66c9041ab167

References:

English Heritage. (n.d.). Learn: Celebrating Solstice at Stonehenge. English Heritage. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/teaching-resources/celebrating-solstice-at-stonehenge/

English Heritage. (n.d.). Solstice at Stonehenge. English Heritage. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/things-to-do/solstice/

English Heritage. (n.d.). Understanding Stonehenge. English Heritage. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history-and-stories/understanding-stonehenge/

Greaney, S. (2022). Here comes the sun! Stonehenge and the summer solstice. English Heritage. https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/here-comes-sun-stonehenge-and-summer-solstice

Nat Geo Kids. (n.d.). Stonehenge Facts!. Nat Geo Kids. https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/stonehenge-facts/

Pearson, M.P. (2025). Stonehenge Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stonehenge 

Stonehenge Tickets and Tours. (n.d.) 9 Interesting Stonehenge Facts 2025 Stonehenge Tickets and Tours. https://stonehengetickets.tours/9-facts-about-stonehenge/

-Tampa Parks and Recreation Department. (n.d.). MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY. The Black Cemetery Network. https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites/memorial-park-cemetery

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We are joined by Rosie Grant, an archivist,  social media creator, and cemetery explorer who re-creates recipes found on people’s headstones. You can find her on TikTok @ghostlyarchive and Instagram @ghostly.archive.

Special Guests: Rosie Grant and Michelle Anderson

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e6-e441ed4f3d4b

Find Rosie's book here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/to-die-for/rosie-grant/9780063424401

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. Today, we journey to Ghana's Cape Coast Castle, a site that embodies the harrowing legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.

Special Guests: Michelle Anderson & Robin Mobley

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/cape-coast-castle-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e4-29edecc8752d

Resources Mentioned:

-360 Virtual Tours: https://www.360cities.net/profile/va360

-Cape Coast Castle Virtual Tour: https://www.zamaniproject.org/tl_files/data/panotours/Cape_Coast/Cape_Coast_Panotour.htm

-Obama in Cape Coast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gmDoon_yC0

-Slave Voyages: https://www.slavevoyages.org/

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. Today, we’re venturing into one of the most iconic commemorative landscapes in the United States: the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C.

Special Guests: Michelle Anderson & Delvin Kariuki

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/the-national-mall-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e2-30fc29331d98

References