Q&A: Dr Katherine A. Hermes

Dr Katherine A. Hermes is the director of “Uncovering Their History: African, African American and Native American Burials In Hartford’s Ancient Burying Ground, 1640-1815,” a website of all burials of this kind known in the city’s oldest historic site. Hermes’ extensive professional background includes a JD from Duke University’s School of Law and a PhD in colonial American history from Yale University. She teaches courses on Anglo-American legal history and Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands, as well as other courses in early America, at Central Connecticut State University. Antiques and The Arts Weekly corresponded with Hermes via email to learn more about this important project. Antiques and The Arts Weekly corresponded with Hermes via email to learn more about this important project. Read the article here.