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Unearthing Stories of Geer Cemetery
A Personal Dive into Family Research: Michael Williams of the Historic Stagville Foundation

Michael Williams, President of the Board of Directors for the Historic Stagville Foundation, shares his personal account of research into the lives of his 3-times great grandparents, Daniel Goodloe and Mariah Justice.

Meet the Residents of Geer Cemetery: Baby Barbee

Tom Clayton speaks on the tragically sad life of a baby born to the Barbee family, a stillborn birth that was not uncommon at the time.

Meet the Residents of Geer Cemetery: John Wesley O'Daniel

Bob Pozner shares a short biography of John Wesley O'Daniel, an early investor in Geer Cemetery and a supposed relative of the wealthy Carr family.

Meet the Residents of Geer Cemetery: Lenette Kearney

Malcolm White tells us about the short life of Lenette Kearney, a young girl who suffered from indigestion and dysentery, two common causes of fatality in the early 20th century.

Meet the Residents of Geer Cemetery: Riley Gilmer

Operations Manager Clay Harrison speaks on the life's works of Riley Gilmer, the first groundskeeper of Geer Cemetery.

Meet the Residents of Geer Cemetery: Julia Newby

Development Director Treat Harvey tells us about Julia Newby, a New Yorker who spent many years with her family in Durham.

Meet The Residents of Geer Cemetery: Sarah Yearby

Museum volunteer Malcolm White tells us about Sarah Yearby, born in 1906 and taken too soon by typhoid fever in 1918.