Sacred Ground: Excavating Black History at Ithaca's Freedom Church showcases a diverse range of artifacts from four seasons of excavations at Ithaca's St. James AME Zion Church, highlighting the collaborative efforts between Cornell students, faculty, and the St. James Congregation.
The exhibit will run from June 19th, 2025, through December x, 2025, at the Ithaca History Center, with periodic updates and changes to the exhibit content.
The exhibit contains a wide variety of artifacts, from dendrochronological samples taken from the church's wooden frame, to a gold toe sock found during excavations. Glass, ceramic, construction materials, plastic, and textile materials, such as buttons and suspender clasps, were all found in abundance during the four-year excavation.
