Prince Rivers Accepts the Colors
Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Washington Course - Charleston
Photo available from The Charleston Preservation Society.
Slave Row - Port Royal Island
Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Pension Card File of Shedrick Manago
Photo Courtesy of The National Archives and Records Administration, Washington,D.C.
The Greaves Map of Mitchelville
Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Friday, September 28, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
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 13th 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.
