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Unmarked graves on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants

Unmarked graves on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants

Friday, February 20, 2026
(OSV News) — Sometimes “silent as the grave” isn’t just a metaphor. A team of student and professional history detectives — led by Laura Masur, assistant professor of anthropology at The… The post Unmarked graves on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants first appeared on OSV News.