In this year’s John West Memorial Lecture, Archeologist Brad Williams provides an overview of his team's work with the former Queenborough Cemetery exhumations and reburials 2024-25… and the stories of history sometimes forgotten.

The project involved the exhumation of nearly two thousand individuals from the cemetery, ending with the identification of 90% of those exhumed, their reburial and commemoration.

Along the way, Brad and his team made many discoveries about how the private cemetery owners a century ago used  "innovative" ways to use the limited space available for maximum returns.

As you listen to this podcast you may like to flip through the main report ... to follow the layout of the cemetery, what was discovered, how the remains were tabulated and treated with great respect.

https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/assets/Former_Queenborough_Cemetery_Report_on_Exhumations.pdf 

This annual lecture is part of the Launceston History Society monthly meetings - their March meeting was their 38th honouring the Rev John West. Through his writings in The Examiner in the early1800's, West contributed much to the debate on political, educational, religious and cultural issues of the day.

For more information

www.launcestonhistory.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/launcestonhistory/

If you are interested in family history research contact ....

https://www.tasfhs.org/