Join us for a discussion about how African American cemeteries help us uncover buried histories. Landscape Architect and SAAACAM Co-Founder Everett Fly, the City of San Antonio Archaeologist, Shawn Marceaux, and Bexar County Spanish Archives Archivist David C. Carlson, Ph.D., will discuss the significance of digging up the past. Burial Grounds: Exploring African American Resting Places will be moderated by the UTSA Center for Archaeological Research Project Archaeologist, Clinton McKenzie.

SAAACAM co-founder Everett L. Fly has been invited to deliver this year’s annual Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture by the Harvard University Department of Landscape Architecture in the Graduate School of Design (GSD). The lecture is one of the signature events at the GSD, named in honor of Mr. Olmsted, the pioneering landscape architect credited with the design of New York City’s Central Park in 1857-1873. Fly’s talk will include reflections on his Harvard introduction to leading scholars and future leaders in the profession, including John Brinckerhoff Jackson. Under Jackson’s tutelage, he began original research and study the origins and evolution...

Join us for history and intrigue as we explore City Cemetery #3. Tour groups of 9 with masks will embark on a one-mile trek through the cemetery to uncover the buried history of San Antonio African Americans. Tickets are $25 person.  Tours are for ages 21 and older. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes as the cemetery grounds are rocky and uneven.

I’m New Here, written by Anne Sibley O’Brien is about three immigrant students from Guatemala, Korea, and Somalia. They have trouble speaking, writing, and sharing their ideas in English at their new American elementary school. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable in their new school without losing a sense of their home country, language, and identity. Young readers from all backgrounds will appreciate this touching story about the assimilation of three immigrant students in a supportive school community." Join our conversation as we learn about the importance of...