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    Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society
    James Dent Walker Chapter
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    Locating Gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. There's an App for That!
    Adrienne Fikes
    • May 4

    Locating Gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. There's an App for That!

    Find a grave in Arlington National Cemetery
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    Black History: Local, Living, and Imaginative – Descendant Stories Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk
    Vicki McGill
    • Feb 28

    Black History: Local, Living, and Imaginative – Descendant Stories Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk

    This Black History Month Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk will amplify the voices of African American people and families of Virginia’s...
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    Vicki McGill
    • Feb 28

    When Past Meets Present:

    Collaborative Genealogical Research to Find Enslaved Ancestors and Starting the Conversation about Repair by Dr. Jajuan Johnson and Vicki...
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    History of Black Mental Healthcare in US
    Adrienne Fikes
    • Feb 17

    History of Black Mental Healthcare in US

    Tues Feb 22, 2022 at 7:30p, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation is hosting a Town Hall about Central State Hospital's history
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    From Roots to Ancestry: Doing Black Family History - ASALH 106th Annual Conference Plenary Session
    Adrienne Fikes
    • Nov 21, 2021

    From Roots to Ancestry: Doing Black Family History - ASALH 106th Annual Conference Plenary Session

    Two founding member of AAHGS, Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, and Debra Newman, are featured with Kendra Field for this ASALH plenary session
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    Lemon Project Genealogy Initiative Presents the Summer Sankofa Series
    Adrienne Fikes
    • Jun 13, 2021

    Lemon Project Genealogy Initiative Presents the Summer Sankofa Series

    The Summer Sankofa Series are monthly genealogy workshops hosted by the Lemon Project Initiative at William and Mary
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    Slave Cemetery Dedication at Red Hill
    Lisa Beal
    • Jun 4, 2021

    Slave Cemetery Dedication at Red Hill

    On June 5th I will travel to Brookneal, VA to participate in a remeberance and dedication of a slave cemetery at Red Hill, the plantation...
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    Reframing Narratives of Enslaver Research
    Adrienne Fikes
    • Apr 18, 2021

    Reframing Narratives of Enslaver Research

    JDW chapter member Bernice Bennett interviewed Adrienne Fikes in March about shifting to a Black-centered perspective of enslaver research
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    Call Your 16 Greats By Name - TEDx Talk
    Adrienne Fikes
    • Mar 3, 2021

    Call Your 16 Greats By Name - TEDx Talk

    How many of your 16 great-great-grandparents can you call by name? Watch the #16Greats Challenge TEDx.
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    AAHGS-DC Intro Video!!!!
    James Morgan III
    • Feb 14, 2021

    AAHGS-DC Intro Video!!!!

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    LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
    • Feb 7, 2021

    Researching African American Ancestry in Probate Records

    I had the privilege of presenting virtually at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture on 6 February 2021. You can...
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