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Founders Day Black History event offered many interesting messages

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The past has many lessons. And, it’s important to capture family memories and preserve them for future generations, the Rev. Woodland L. Holmes told the audience at the 2024 Founders Day Black...
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Family research at Library of Virginia to be meeting topic

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will conduct its monthly meeting “virtually” on Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m. The meeting will feature a talk entitled, “Finding Your Roots at the...
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Heritage Committee announces meeting  

The Middlesex County Heritage Committee will conduct a “virtual” town hall-style meeting using Zoom. The meeting is set for 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. The committee was created to discover and preserve the...
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Middlesex County Museum records include free Blacks registering in Middlesex County

Middlesex County and her blessed records include “A List of Free Negroes and The Years They Were Certificated” in its holdings. I wish to...
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MLK Day breakfast: Moving forward to find the past

Saluda MLK Day breakfast resumes In 1954, before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a well-known civil rights leader, he gave a sermon...
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Supervisors OK $36,000 in Black heritage signage along Cooks Corner trail

by Larry Chowning - The Heritage Committee is seeking Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) status for the Cooks Corner community through the Virginia Department of...
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Middlesex Museum seeks old Black business items for 2023 exhibit

The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society is planning an exhibition that will showcase the rich history of African-American businesses in Middlesex County. The...
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Onetime Black travelers beacon receives revamp

Offices coming to site once termed “best place to eat and sleep between Tappahannock and Saluda” by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of...
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Middlesex folks support Motown & Juneteenth celebrations

Many groups united to make the June 17 Evening of Motown and Friends and June 18 Juneteenth Festival a success. Organizers are extending thanks...
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