This Week in Genealogy, You Won't Want To Miss...

"STEPHEN BINYARD AND HIS DESCENDANTS: A BLACK AMERICAN STORY" WITH RESEARCHERS KIMBERLY MORGAN AND AKOSUA MOORE

Location: St. Helena Branch Library

Date & Time: Saturday, February 21, 2015 - 1:00pm – 3:00pm

A small gravestone on the USMC-Air Station Beaufort was the beginning of a decade long research project for Kimberley Morgan. Eventually Morgan's research led her to the research of Asouka Moore, a descendant of Stephen Binyard. Together these women have woven a presentation to show the true legacy of Binyard's life. This program is the highlight of the Beaufort District Collection's celebration of Black History Month. Please note: This program will be held at St. Helena Branch Library because we expect large attendance. Registration opens January 21, 2015. Registration Required. Call 255-6468 or e-mail gracec@bcgov.net.

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Don't Miss!

Don't Miss the 2nd Annual Magnolia Plantation and Gardens "History Fair" showcase.  Thirty-one historic organizations will participate in the fair that begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. 



Presenters will include:  

 

The Barbados and Carolinas Legacy Foundation, Charles Towne Landing, Charleston Friends of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. “I”, Civil War Reenactment Unit, Lowcountry Africana, National Park Service; Gullah/Geechee National Heritage Corridor; and Fort Sumter and Charles Pinckney sites, Old Slave Mart Museum, Philip Simmons Foundation, and the South Carolina Historical Society.

 

 

For more information on the event check out the article, "Magnolia Gardens “History Fair” Returns on July 5" on LowcountryBizSC.  Click here. 

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The 27th Annual Gullah Festival

"The Countdown"

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In Case You Missed It...

Check out some candids from this week session of African American Genealogy in the South Carolina Room at the Beaufort County Library at 311 Scott Street Beaufort, SC!!!

See the full gallery on Posterous

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SEA ISLAND AUTHOR TO ATTEND RENAMING CEREMONY IN HISTORIC U-STREET CORRIDOR

SEA ISLAND AUTHOR FALLON N. GREEN IS SET TO ATTEND FORT STEVENS NATIONAL PARK MONUMENT WHERE THEY WILL RENAME A PORTION OF HISTORIC QUACKENBOS STREET “ELIZABETH  THOMAS WAY”

Join me and discover the life and legacy of Elizabeth “Aunt Betty” Thomas.  Known  HISTORICALLY as, “the OWNER of Fort Stevens,” Elizabeth Thomas was a free black woman who owned about 11 acres of the land in Washington, D.C. prior to the outbreak of the Civil War.  Her land was used to construct Fort Stevens and holds a very active and strategic importance in the success of The Civil War Defenses of Washington, D.C. 

Located at 13^th and Quackenbos, NW  in Washington, DC.  The ceremony will then start promptly at NOON and last no later than 3pm.  It is free for all attendees and registration is not required.  For more information call 202-241-7276.  All ages welcome.

Sponsoring Organizations:

The Military Road School Preservation Trust, The Brightwood Community Association, The Emory Beacon of Light and The National Park Service.

Note:    I will be on hand to answer genealogy questions for anyone who has them. 

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