Internship Week 3
I will be collecting cemetery data at the Beulah Cemetery, a historical cemetery located in Winter Garden, FL. The cemetery is currently being maintained by the Beulah Baptist Church. The term Beulah is the Hebrew word for married. The term is occasionally used to reference Jerusalem in biblical text. The area of Beulah within Winter Garden was once home to the Reaves family's settlement. Although, the area was originally settled by the Reams family in 1860.
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| Family Portrait of the Reaves Family. Taken by an unknown photographer at an unknown date. |
The small community of Beulah was originally referred to as the Reaves Family Settlement. The family settled into this area of Winter Garden after the Civil War. Three generations of the Reaves family now rest in the Beulah Cemetery. The area was renamed Beulah after the small Beulah Baptist Church which opened in 1946. Descendants of family continue to live in West Orange County till this day.
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| Beulah Baptist Church Photo by: Jim Crescitelli |
The Beulah Cemetery has a very unique and rich history. The history of the small surrounding community of Beulah lies in the cemetery, with many of its founding residents resting within its grounds. Several of those resting within the cemetery are veterans of the Civil War. The War left devastation throughout the country after it's conclusion. Historic cemeteries give a glimpse of the impact of the war. When I begin conducting my data collection I want to pay close attention to the grave sites of Civil War veterans. I want to then use my data to infer how the War affected the area of West Orange County. I would also like to focus on the founders of Beulah whose graves lay within the cemetery, since they've left a big influence in the community of Beulah.
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| Beulah Cemetery Photo by: Mary Pitman |
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