General Meeting Schedule 2023 - 2024
July 27, 2024 Presenter: TBD
Title: TBD
July 27, 2024 Presenter: TBD
Title: TBD
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All meetings Sat 10:30 -12:00
(unless otherwise listed)
2024
Jan. 27th Organizing & Putting Together a Presentation That Captures the Audience
Florence Collins Hardy - Rosalyn Green - Erwin Polk
Brandywine Hundred Library
ZOOM Hybrid
Feb. 24th Transitioning Into Freedom: Life in Contrabands Camps
Rosalyn Green
Bear Library
ZOOM hybrid
Mar. 23rd The Struggle For Equal Justice - The Story Of David Walker and America's Leaders in the Pursuit of Equal Justice for All.
author Myrna Heath
Apr. 27th My Gouldtown, New Jersey Family & how they established a
very remarkable community of ancient date
for mixed raced residents
Erwin Polk
May 18th 2024
The Search for David Sims
Pat Johnson
In person - Claymont Library
or ZOOM
22 Jun 2024
Stuff You Missed On That Census -
You know you didn't look at everything .......
Regina Barry
July 27, 2024 Presenter: TBD
Title: TBD
Aug. 24, 2024 Presenter: Florence Collins Hardy
Sep. 28, 2024 Presenter: author Myrna Heath
Title: The Struggle For Equal Justice - The Story Of David Walker and America's Leaders in the Pursuit of Equal Justice for All
& Genealogy Expo by members & guests
26 Oct 2024
Stories of African Americans in New Castle County, late 1880s to 1930s
Kathy Dettwyler
An overview of research on African Americans from the margins of New Castle County society, including patients at the Delaware State Hospital and those buried in the New Castle County Hospital (Almshouse)/Farnhurst Potter's Field Cemetery, the first two integrated cemeteries in Delaware. A variety of heartbreaking and poignant stories recovered from newspaper accounts and research on ancestry.com, including George White (Delaware's only known lynching victim), Civil War veteran Benjamin Franklin George Washington Butler, Henry Hudson, the Maceys, the Frisbys, the Lones, the Hamilton sisters, and others.
Nov. 23, 2024
The Last Stop on the Underground Railroad
Syl Woolford
No meeting December 2024
2025
Jan. 25, 2024 Presenter: All Attendees
Title: Roundtable sharing of your genealogy accomplishments, goals, brick walls, or fun facts. Share and receive ideas for future use.
The dates and places maybe subject to change.
Please check the website for updates.