This project is under the instruction of Tom R. Chambers
at Raul Yzaguirre School For Success (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.).
It pays tribute to Sarah Sandel, who was born in South Carolina in 1783, and died in Galveston, Texas in 1872. It also focuses on the fact that
this woman was born just two years after The American Revolution [The war ended with effective American victory in October 1781, followed by formal British
abandonment of any claims to the United States with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.]. There is a good possibility that her father and grandfather [other relatives] fought
in the war to gain our country's independence. She was in her late twenties/early thirties during The War of 1812 [1812 - 1815], and in her late
seventies/early eighties during The Civil War [1861 - 1865]. Again, there is a good possibility that her relatives and friends fought in these wars.
The point of the project is to add relevance to the study of Early American History by making a connection
with an individual ... "a real person" ... who was born shortly after the American Revolution, and whose remains are now at the cemetery ... just a few feet
below the headstone. This immediacy of the remains and the original headstone brought this history "closer" to the students as they documented the gravesite, and later, made Digital Art to pay
their respects to Sarah.
This gravesite is located at the Old City Cemetery [Broadway Street Cemetery] in Galveston, Texas. The cemetery is famous for being the resting place of many who died from The Great Hurricane of 1900.
The American Revolution
The War of 1812
The American Civil War
Galveston Cemetery Tours
Digital Art
