Society of 1738 – “A Night to Remember”
Chef Kevin Mitchell Pays Tribute to the African American Cooks of Drayton Hall April 27, 2019 A memorable evening, indeed! Chef Kevin Mitchell paid tribute to the African American cooks of Drayton Hall at a Society of 1738 program, by devising a tasteful menu...
Images Tell Stories
My Forty-Year-Old Research Finds New Home at the Smithsonian Recently I was at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which is digitizing my collection of slides, black and white prints, and drawings of houses and...
“The Nation’s Attic”
Oral Histories Help Make The Freedom House a Home One more way that I am connected to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), an essential part of the “nation’s attic” that has met with...
Chesapeake Heartland Project
Preserve the Past, Educate for the Future: The Chesapeake Heartland Project Washington College, Starr Center, Chestertown, MD – February 2019 I spent two splendid days at Washington College, Chestertown, MD, for a Chesapeake Heartland...
Planning “Freedom House” Oral Histories
The National Museum of African American History and Culture works to expand its interpretation of the Freedom House September 2018 The purpose of this latest project of the Smithsonian NMAAHC is to more fully document the history of the...About Us
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