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The sublime Oakwood Cemetery Chapel, designed by Charles Page in 1914 and rededicated after a major retooling in 2018, has been closed to the public since March 2020.
That has not stopped parks employees the Austin Parks and Recreation Department oversees the city s oldest cemetery, founded in 1839 and their collaborators from creating digital exhibits that tell essential stories and relate back to the graveyard and its past.
These story maps have dealt with a pioneer Black leader, the Rev. Jacob Fontaine; Austin s Tejano history and Mexican American burials; music and musicians interred at Oakwood; people who fought for Texas independence from Mexico; the Austin suffrage movement; and a broad look at grief, loss and love across cultures.
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Delayed, not denied: Columbus ISD educator Urissia Green
TOP: Urissia Green celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday with her family. BOTTOM: Urissia Green’s college identification card from the 1948-1949 school year. Courtesy
LEFT: Urissia Green, present day. MIDDLE: Urissia Green receiving her Bachelors degree. RIGHT: Urissa Green receiving her Masters degree. Courtesy photos
As she swept, dusted and mopped the classrooms of Columbus Elementary School, Urissia Green knew every corner of the rooms. She cleaned the kindergarten classroom for years, determined to one day complete her college degree and teach students in that very room.
From an early age, Urissia Dorothy Winn, eldest daughter of Eddie Winn, Sr. and Grace Winn, knew that she wanted to attend college and work with elementary children.