Project Respect, Inc.

On Saturday morning around 06:30AM we began the day with the ongoing maintenance of the Evergreen Negro Cemetery. Saturday was a different day. we were a bit nervous with great anticipation as we prepared for a very special volunteer. In the early morning hours we completed the work necessary to enable Ms. Exa Grubb, Mr. Steve Levine, and myself to continue the GPS Mapping and data collection work at Evergreen. Ms. Exa Grubb recently volunteered her professional experience in Archaeology, GPS, Surveying, and Mapping.

Mr. Steve Levine, a valuable member of the Project RESPECT Board of Directors, provided his Trimble e service learning programs and engage young people. GeoXH Handheld System for our work. After a brief review of the equipment, Ms. Grubb began her work. We all joined in the work as we appraised the features of the cemetery and collected the data points.

Ms. Exa Grubb is a Texan, she grew up in the Memorial area of Houston. She received her BS degree from Texas Tech University and later attended the University of London where she earned her Master of Science Degree. Ms. Grubb will assist Project RESPECT in continuing the mapping and survey work begun by Dr. Allison Hening - Rice University - July 2006 GPR Study for Teachers, Lab work at Evergreen. All the data will soon be available in several formats and will be available to students, researchers, and the general public, as we implement several internet based virtual cemetery applications. Plans are to use Ms. Grubb's bright young face in our efforts to creat

It is really exciting to see how far we have come in the research and preservation of the Historic Evergreen Negro Cemetery. This work will serve as a model for our plan to identify, research, map, and document abandoned and neglected cemeteries throughout the State of Texas.

For information on the technical specifications and use of the Trimble GeoXH Handheld, see: http://www.trimble.com/geoxh.shtml

Additional photos to be posted here soon.

Project RESPECT, Inc.
W. W. Jones, II

While we worked, Mr. John Everett, a technology teacher at nearby Phillis Wheatley High School joined us for a few minutes of discussion and confirmed that the teachers and students from the HISD - Phillis Wheatley campus will be joining us for future studies of the cemetery.  Their involvement will stimulate the discussion and understanding of how early African-Americans lived in this community.  The data from this project will fit into our overall understanding of our past communities, cultural assets, and the growth of our city.