On the border of Henrico County, minutes from Interstate 64, sits Richmond’s formerly abandoned East End Cemetery. Neglected for decades, tangles of English ivy now coat pathways and graves alike. The surrounding forest has reclaimed the land, with oak and walnut trees growing straight up from burial sites.
For almost six years, volunteers and community members have been working to reclaim East End Cemetery — and its history.
Among East End’s clean-up volunteers are Brian Palmer and Erin Holloway Palmer, members of the Friends of East End Cemetery. The Palmers have brought their background in journalism, photography, and research together to create a contemporary art exhibit focused on the history of East End. The Afterlife of Jim Crowis currently on display at 1708 Gallery, in Richmond’s Arts District.
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