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\nFor more than a century\, someth ing authors Carolyn Behrman and Timothy Matney call &ldquo\;a whispering h istory&rdquo\; lay just beneath the surface of a public space filled with activity and ignorance. More recently\, as the mystery of Schneider Park&r squo\;s abandoned graves has entered \;the public \;lore\, its que stions have multiplied. This ground \;contains \;the remains of th ose least able \;to \;answer those questions&mdash\;the infirm\, t he impoverished\, the immigrants. And \;therefore\, \;this book pr ovides a vital community service\, dignifying lost souls and allowing us a better understanding of who they were and\, by extension\, who we are. If a society is measured by \;how \;it regards its most vulnerable m embers\, "What Remains" contributes importantly not just to Akron&rsquo\;s historical record\, but its humanity. \;
\n"What Remains: Infirmary Burials\, Memory\ , and Community in the Rubber City" by Carolyn Behrman and Timothy Mat ney
\n"What Remains" presents a grassy field with a complicated and fraught history. What is now a suburban park where people play soccer and flag football in the City of Akron\, Ohio\, was once a Progressive-era cou nty infirmary&rsquo\;s burial ground for people who were poor\, infirm\, t roubled\, immigrant\, injured\, alcoholic\, elderly\, or otherwise deemed &ldquo\;unemployable&rdquo\; during the late nineteenth and early twentiet h centuries. Through community-engaged scholarship\, this book uses legal\ , historical\, archaeological\, and anthropological lenses to consider wha t is above and below the grass. "What Remains" is about memories and stori es\; how at times we collectively remember\, forget\, or even invent new p asts through the process of tracing and uncovering our own histories. It i s about what is worth remembering\, what is better left forgotten\, and wh o gets to decide.
\nCopies of the book will be available for pur chase and signing.
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