22 Tuesday Mar 2016
Posted in history, Library of Virginia, Uncategorized
If you haven’t checked out the Library of Virginia’s website lately, you should! Featured on the site is Forsaken, the story of a young black servant, Virginia Christian, convicted of killing her white employer in 1912. Christian was the first female juvenile executed in Virginia by the electric chair. Intense, right?
Check out the digital bibliography here
18 Thursday Feb 2016
Posted in Events, free, Genealogy research, history
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AAHGS, african american, conference, free, genealogy, Maryland, research
There is a free genealogy conference being held Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the Family History Center in Laurel, Maryland. The event is sponsored by the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. and African American Special Interest Group. The keynote speaker is Angela Walton-Raj. I am sure this will be a great event!
For more information, visit http://www.wdcfhc.org/AAHGS-Conf/index.html
12 Saturday Sep 2015
Restructuring the American Family, a free program being held at the Library of Virginia, will be on October 14, 2015. The library’s archivist will share stories found in their collection and discuss resources available by the library for others to use.
Check out the library’s website, http://www.lva.virginia.gov, for more information and upcoming events.
09 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in Events
26 Sunday Oct 2014
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The Stafford, VA 350 Trail to Freedom Tour is being held November 1 and 2, 2014. It is described as a day to celebrate the history of Stafford County’s African American Community, and participants will visit several historic sites. For more information, click here.
17 Tuesday Dec 2013
Posted in Genealogy research
18 Friday Oct 2013
Posted in Genealogy research, history, TV Show, Uncategorized
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I’m looking forward to PBS’s newest collaboration with Henry Louis Gates, Jr, called The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross. It will begin airing on Tuesdays from October 22 to November 26, 8-9 pm ET. For additional information, including a blog and videos, click here. To share your own story, click here.
24 Tuesday Sep 2013
Posted in history
I came across this Slate article featuring the Security Handbook for Civil Rights Volunteers. The handbook was digitized by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Click the Slate link above to access the article and the handbook.
12 Thursday Sep 2013
Posted in Genealogy research, history, My genealogy research
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I recently came across this advice on finding Virginia slave owners. I tried it but it didn’t work for me; however, these tips might work for you or others! Click here to read and try the advice.
I was lucky to have traced many of my ancestors back to their last slave owners because of their county’s cohabitation list and the Virginia Slave Births Index.
Happy hunting!
08 Sunday Sep 2013
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african american, civil war, classes, events, Germanna Community College, local area, Madison County
Freedom at the Gates: African Americans in the Civil War program will be held Monday, September 9, 2013 at Madison County High School. The program features a University of Virginia professor, and is apart of free lecture series. For more information, click here.
