Ghosts and Graveyards: Colonial Park Cemetery and Memory Construction on Ghost Tours in Savannah, Georgia
Abstract
This thesis examines memory construction and landscape interaction on ghost tours at
Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. The research in this thesis centers on the ways in
which ghost tours in the area interact with the cemetery’s landscape and how oral narratives
compare with written sources through the lenses of authority and authenticity. Ghost tour
narratives are included in a larger argument for their usefulness and importance to
archaeologists, especially for introducing dialogues with local communities about site
interpretation and preservation. This may also be useful for archaeologists researching
intersections of landscape interactions and modern interpretations.