Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We’re taking a closer look at Memorial Park Cemetery and the incredible work that’s been done to preserve its history and honor those buried there.

Special Guests: Aileen Henderson & Michelle Anderson

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/memorial-park-cemetery-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e7-e71bada6fe8b

References:

-Mayor, A. (2023, November 13). Paying tribute to Black history within Tampa’s historical Memorial Park Cemetery. CAS Chronicles. https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2023/paying-tribute-to-black-history-within-tampas-historical-memorial-park-cemetery.aspx

-Mesner, A. (2024, July 19). Memorial Cemetery gets historical marker year after mistakenly being sold at auction. Fox13 Tampa Bay. https://www.fox13news.com/news/memorial-cemetery-gets-historical-marker-months-after-mistakenly-being-sold-auction

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. We are taking a journey to a small but powerful site, Whispering Souls Cemetery in Clearwater, FL.

Special Guests: Michelle Anderson, Jacqueline L.Hayes, Laura Kepner, and Lou Claudio

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/whispering-souls-african-american-cemetery-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e5-2333f7b15447

References

-Pinellas County. (2025, February 15). Historic Marker dedicated at Whispering Souls African American Cemetery. Pinellas County News. https://pinellas.gov/news/historic-marker-dedicated-at-whispering-souls-african-american-cemetery/

-Hayes, J. (n.d.). WHISPERING SOULS AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY (WSAAC). The Black Cemetery Network. https://blackcemeterynetwork.org/bcnsites/whisperingsouls

-Rosenfield, J. (2017, June 29). New group determined to save Safety Harbor’s African American Cemetery Safety Harbor Connect. https://safetyharborconnect.com/new-group-determined-save-safety-harbors-african-american-cemetery

Rosenfield, J. (2017, June 29). Safety Harbor African American Cemetery Restoration effort quickly making progress. Safety Harbor Connect. https://safetyharborconnect.com/safety-harbor-african-american-cemetery-arestoration-effort-quickly-making-progress

References

-Tyehimba, B. [Username]. (2009, July 19). President Obama in Ghana at the Cape Coast Dungeons‏ pt 1-2. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gmDoon_yC0&t=45s

-United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. (n.d.). Cape Coast Castle. Slavery and Remembrance. https://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0103

-Visit Ghana. (n.d.) Untitled. Visit Ghana: Discover. https://visitghana.com/attractions/cape-coast-castle/

-Yingst, A. (2021, March 17). The Unforgettable Story of Ghana’s Slave Castles. Discover Silver Sea. https://discover.silversea.com/destinations/africa-indian-ocean/slave-castles-of-ghana/

-LeeDecker, C.. (2020). The L’Enfant Plan. National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/dc-monumental-core-the-lenfant-plan.htm

-Lefrak, M. (2020, August 31). An Art Installation On The National Mall Depicts Systemic Racism. Dcist. https://dcist.com/story/20/08/31/an-art-installation-on-the-national-mall-depicts-systemic-racism/

-National Park Service. (2023). National Mall. National Park Service. ⁠https://www.nps.gov/places/000/national-mall.htm⁠

-National Park Service. (2024). Building the Memorial. National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/places/000/national-mall.htm

-Roy Rosenweig Center for History and New Media & George Mason University . (n.d.). Was the Mall Ever segregated? Histories of the National Mall. https://mallhistory.org/explorations/show/wasthemallsegregated#:~:text=City%20recreational%20institutions%20were%20segregated,along%20the%20edges%20of%20Mall. 

-The Cultural Landscape Foundation. (n.d.). McMillan Plan. The Cultural Landscape Foundation. https://www.tclf.org/landscapes/mcmillan-plan

-Trust for the National Mall. (n.d.). The Influence of African Americans on the National Mall. Trust for the National Mall. https://nationalmall.org/influence-of-african-americans-on-the-national-mall

Welcome to Resting Places, Learning Spaces. Today, we are talking about Spirit Houses in Thailand.

Special Guests: Peerapol Namphila, Thanakit Chinda, Michelle Anderson

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/thailand-spirit-houses-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-s1-e1-df5e6c30419a

References

-Evans, G. (2024, November 5). Complete Guide to Thailand Spirit Houses (Shrines). Travelbusy. https://www.travelbusy.com/thailand-spirit-houses/

-Luenguthai, P. (2020, September 16). Ghosts Matter: What You Need to Know About Thailand’s Spirit Houses. ThailandNOW. https://www.thailandnow.in.th/arts-culture/ghosts-matter/

-Taste of Thailand. (n.d). Thai Spirit Houses. Taste of Thailand. https://tasteofthailand.org/thai-spirit-houses/

In this first episode, I’ll introduce you to what you can expect from the series and why cemeteries and memorial spaces matter more than ever in our understanding of history and identity.

Read the episode summary here: https://medium.com/@professorhvandyke/welcome-to-resting-places-learning-spaces-podcast-e1ff6b5d800a

References

-Greenfield, R. (2011, March 16). Our First Public Parks: The Forgotten History of Cemeteries. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/03/our-first-public-parks-the-forgotten-history-of-cemeteries/71818/

-Hemenway, E.  (2017, August 14). “the bones of our ancestors were thrown away and we could never find them to return them to the ground.” National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/articles/burial-practices.htm