Observed arrival · 2026-09-30
Every Stone Counts
A free field protocol teaches volunteers to make 3D records of endangered grave markers, with an emphasis on Texas Freedom Colonies and other underserved communities.
- For
- Texas descendant families and cemetery volunteers
- Worth noticing
- It treats a marker’s form—not just readable inscriptions—as evidence, including fieldstones with no text.
Field notes
The page defines freedom colonies as settlements founded by formerly enslaved African Americans between 1865 and 1930, and cites 550+ founded in Texas and 357 documented by the Texas Freedom Colonies Project. It estimates a county-level setup at $179 for a one-time Metashape Standard license, with volunteers supplying their phones and processing computer. The resource list also includes slides, a one-card summary, and a handoff section.
Observed signals
Read the marks
Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
One card from the complete issue