Sox & Freeman is contributing pro bono services to the Historic Randolph Cemetery. Sox & Freeman will contribute $2,725 in the form of services to the cemetery for the removal, trimming, and pruning of trees beginning Monday, November 16.

“We are thrilled for the opportunity to consult on the Randolph Cemetery tree care and to also offer a portion of this work pro bono,” says Chris Freeman, president of Sox & Freeman. “We appreciate the endeavors of the task force to preserve a significant part of the past, and we are honored to be included.”

About Historic Randolph Cemetery

Seeking to commemorate Senator Benjamin Franklin Randolph’s contributions, 19 men in Columbia’s African–American community created the Randolph Cemetery Association, purchasing a threeacre tract from Elmwood Cemetery in 1872 for $900 and an additional acre in 1899.

Since the late 1980s there has been an effort to preserve and promote the history of Randolph Cemetery. In 2005, Elaine Nichols, former history curator at the SC State Museum; Robin Waites, executive director of Historic Columbia Foundation (HCF); and Michael Trinkley, of Chicora Foundation; formed the Downtown Columbia Cemetery Task Force (DCCTF). The Task Force has become a vehicle for preservation of cemeteries in Columbia.