Assistant Professor and Archaeology Director Katherine Parker
Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Katherine Parker’s work with UMW students to locate Mary Washington’s grave continues to catch media attention.
Mary Washington’s Grave Location a Mystery (Mount Vernon Gazette)
The team was led by historians from Washington Heritage Museums, and a professor from the University of Mary Washington who manned the GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar apparatus to investigate this colonial mystery. Read more.
High-tech hunt for Mary Ball Washington’s grave (Potomac Local)
The exact location of the actual grave remains unknown though, so in steps the GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar apparatus manned by historians from Washington Heritage Museums and a professor from the University of Mary Washington to investigate this colonial mystery. Read more.