Welcome back to the African Roots Podcast! You can always reach me HERE.

Well hello from Richmond, Virginia! I am thrilled to be coming to you from the Marriot Conference Center in downtown Richmond Virginia, and thrilled to be attending the 36th annual AAHGS conference! I am honored to be able to give three presentations here at the conference, as well.

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Southern University Slave Narratives Now Online

The slave narratives that were part of the John B Cade Library has now made their collection of slave narratives online for subscribers. Theirs is a collection of over 400 narratives and they are a part of the university library’s John B. Cade Collection. More information can be found HERE.

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Don’t forget that next week the National Archives is hosting the Virtual Genealogy Fair. This promises to be a great day where we can all attend, by catching the live video streaming presentations. One I am looking forward to will be focusing on the records of World War I, at the St. Louis branch of the National Archives. Many of us have ancestors who served in that war, and little is known of the records that survived. However, the dates are October 21-22 and you can catch the live streaming from the Archives website.

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The Maryland State Archives is hosting two events this month. One on the 21st of October which is next Wednesday. This brown back session is focusing on freedom records to be found in the state of Maryland. That would include Certificates of Freedom in addition to Manumissions. This will occur next Wednesday at noon. Information can be found on the image above.

The second event is a special Brick Wall Session. Methods of getting beyond the stumbling blocks in our research will be share at this session. For more information contact the Maryland State Archives.

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Today I have a special guest—Ms. Toni Carrier of LowCountry Africana is here for the AAHGS conference and today she is my guest and will share her insights as a researcher of the Low Country, as a scholar, and as a co-producer of Mapping the Freedmen’s Bureau.

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Well, I am off to enjoy the events for the conference. Thank you all for taking time to tune in this week. I shall be posting images and messages from the conference, so if you follow me on social media, you can see what is transpiring there. In the meantime, keep researching, keep documenting and always keep sharing what you find.

 

Welcome back to the African Roots Podcast! You can reach me HERE.

Well first I want to give a quick shout out to folks down in Charleston South Carolina! This is for everyone attending the Slave Dwelling Conference down in Charleston! I know that Bernice Bennett, Toni Carrier, Joe McGill are all there among preservationists and other historians this weekend. The proceeds go to the initiative to preserve the slave dwellings that remain nationwide. So I wish them much success.
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Descendants of American Revolution Patriots To Speak in Baltimore

Descendants of both white and black patriots of the American Revolution are speaking tomorrow, October 10, in downtown Baltimore at the Flag House Museum. Karen Sutton (DAR), Jean Fugett (SAR), Christous Cristou (SAR) Reisha Raney (DAR) are the speakers. The event will be held at the FlaG House Museum and there is a genealogy panel where they will share their background and research that made them eligible for membership. For information call 443-263-1816, or send email to lewis.crawley@lewismuseum.org.

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Workshops, Tours and Major Conference coming to Richmond Next Week

Well next week Richmond Virginia is the place to be. The 36th Annual AAGHS conference will unfold from Thursday through Saturday, and there are additional tours and workshops that are being held as well.

Special Workshop: Introduction to Library of Virginia
A special session pertaining to the Library of Virginia will be presented by Cara Griggs a reference archivist at the Library of Virginia will discuss methods and resources for African American genealogy.
Tours:
African American Heritage Tour
Richmond Museum District Tour
James River Plantations Tour (Featuring Shirley Plantation and Berkeley Plantations Tour)

The conference itself has been “sold out” and registration is now close officially for next week’s conference. Congratulations to the conference planners! Hopefully all who are active in social media will be writing an blogging about their experiences in Richmond next week!
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National Archives Hosts Virtual Genealogy Fair

Just when you thought it was all over, the National Archives is sponsoring a Virtual Genealogy Fair October 21-22. Live video streams will unfold for two days so all of us, no matter where we are, can tune in and hear the sessions. I am truly interested in hearing more about the offerings in St. Louis NARA, especially for World War I.  More information about the Virtual Fair.

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Photo Exhibit Depicts Cemetery Restoration Project in Richmond

An interesting photo exhibit will unfold in Richmond next week and will be running until mid January of next year. Erin Holloway Palmer and her husband Brian have collaborated on a project depicting the state of the East End Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. this is one of those cemeteries that is often heard about. It is a burial ground with roots in slavery era as well as emancipation era burials and was widely used for many years. But as time passed it fell into neglect and now thick vegetation threatens to consume this historic place. However, there is an effort now underway to halt the decay and to restore this one widely used burial ground to some sense of honor and respect for those enterred. Those in Richmond next week may wish to go and hear the Holloways give a presentation. The lecture is entitlted “All Our Sorrows Heal”: Restoring Richmond’s East End Cemetery. The lecture will be at the Wilton Companies Gallery, downtown Richmond, at 4pm.

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Well time to wind down for another week. Thank you all for listening and tuning in this week. And thank you again for your time. We all have busy schedules, and your taking time to tune in is greatly appreciated. Next week I shall be coming to you directly from Richmond, and from the AAHGS Conference. In the meantime, have a great week and remember to keep researching, keep documenting and keep sharing what you find.