VHS Slave Name Database Wins Award
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Virginia Historical Society Assistant Archivist Paige Newman and Dr. Lauranett Lee, Virginia Historical Society curator of African American history, with the award certificate from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference recognizing Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names.
The Virginia Historical Society has been recognized by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference for "Unknown No Longer," a constantly expanding slave name database.
Hi there! I am trying to find out about the slave cabin on our farm. We would like to renovate it & also start a book on the folks that built it & lived in it. We have renovated 3 cabins on the farm so far.
The address is
Little mountains farm off lonesome mtn RD in Charlottesville, VA 22911
Please let us know if you want to vivid it & record anything
Thai ewe
Michele mangham
434-882-2222 is cell, farm 434-973-2222
Hi Michele -
Your best bet may be to contact the Virginia Historical Society directly.
Here's a link to the Unknown No Longer workshop: http://www.vahistorical.org/news/unlworkshop.htm
and here's the contact info for Paige Newman, who's the assistant archivist: 804.340.2280, or email pnewman@vahistorical.org.
Hope this helps.
Ami Kim, Social Media Manager, Community Idea Stations
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