November 24, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Parker Shares Search for Mary Washington’s Gravesite With ‘Northern Virginia Magazine’

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Assistant Professor and Archaeology Director Katherine Parker

Assistant Professor of Archaeology Katherine Parker’s work with her students to locate Mary Washington’s gravesite was highlighted in a Northern Virginia Magazine article titled “Searching for Mary: George Washington’s Mother.” Parker, who joined the Historic Preservation Department last year, said in the article, “I used GPR for a lot of other archaeology projects prior to being hired, and it is well-suited for finding burial sites with minimal ground disturbance. It’s definitely a technology that’s in high demand, and teaching students how to use it will serve them as they go on in their profession.” Read more.

Parker’s Hunt for Mary Washington Grave Continues to Make Headlines

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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.

Parker Teaches the Ins and Outs of Ground Penetrating Radar to Volunteers in Search of Mary Washington’s Final Resting Place

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Assistant Professor and Archaeology Director Katherine Parker

Historians and officials with Washington Heritage Museums, which own the monument site along Washington Avenue, don’t know the precise location of Mary Ball Washington’s grave. Washington Heritage Museums is working with the University of Mary Washington’s Department of Historic Preservation to understand what lies beneath. Read more.