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2026-10-21 Dr. Jamie Noerpel: Project Penny Heaven
1. 2026-10-21 Dr. Jamie Noerpel: Project Penny Heaven
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3. Welcome
4. Trellis Marketplace - Thank You
5. Spot of Tea: Speakers
6. Speaker: Dr. Jamie Noerpel
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Dr. Jamie Noerpel
Educator, Historian, and Community Leader
Director, York County Safety Collab
Leads a law-enforcement-community partnership focused on improving public safety, violence prevention, and youth engagement.
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Adjunct Professor, York College of PA
Freelance Writer and Blogger
Co-Founder, Witnessing York
Former Secondary Teacher
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B.A. in History & Secondary Education
M.A. & Ph.D. in American Studies
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“Dr. Noerpel’s work blends academic expertise, teaching experience, and community leadership, making her a key figure in York County’s cultural, educational, and public safety initiatives.”
7. Welcome
8. Project Penny Heaven
Project Penny Heaven is a community-led memorial effort to honor over 800 people buried without markers in York’s City Cemetery, also known as the “Potter’s Field” or “Penny Heaven,” by installing a permanent stone monument inscribed with known names and historical context
The project’s organizers, led by Jamie Noerpel (history teacher at Milton Hershey School) and supported by the Friends of York City Cemetery, Dr. Joy Giguere (Penn State, Association of Gravestone Studies), and other partners, have catalogued names from city records and archaeological surveys
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9. Background
York’s City Cemetery in North York has long served as a burial site for those who could not afford individual grave plots — from stillborns to nearly 100-year-olds, including stone masons, domestic help, cigar makers, students, and others.
Many were buried anonymously, with no markers, and the site has been overlooked for decades.
The only known marker was for a 15 month old boy buried in 1987
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28. Thank you
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