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Genealogy--Research

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Found in 512 Collections and/or Records:

1831 Will of William Backhouse

 File — Box 2025-2026 Small Collections
Identifier: MSS-2026-009
Content Description

Four sheets of a holographic will dated February 28, 1831 of William Backhouse of Norfolk Borough, now the City of Norfolk.

Dates: 1831 February 28
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

"A Night of 'Fingers' Presented by the African American Historical Society of Portsmouth", 1997

 File — Box 5, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

A souvenir program of an event hosted by the African American Historical Society of Portsmouth in rememberance of George Washington Jackson and other musical giants.

Dates: 1997
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 4: Genealogical Education Material / Series 2: Conferences and Seminars

"AAHGS News"

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-0000-723
Content Description 47 issues of the bi-monthly "AAHGS News" newsletter produced by the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. The newsletter highlights events, research, and topics of interest relevant to the works of the members within organization and influence on the greater genealogical community at large. As of 2024, the newsletter is published four times a year.The Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. was founded in 1977, and the mission statement of...
Dates: 2005, 2014-2024
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

AAHSP Correspondence: Key Road Rosenwald School, 2021

 File — Box 5, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Correspondence within the African American Historical Society Portsmouth about the Key Road Rosenwald School in the City of Portmsouth, Virginia.

Dates: 2021
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 4: Genealogical Education Material / Series 1: Organizations

AAHSP Souvenir Program: "Portsmouth (Colored) Community Library Museum", 2013

 File — Box 5, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

A souvenir journal pertaining to the gala grand opening of the Portsmouth (Colored) Community Library Museum in 2013 by the African American Historical Society Portsmouth. Included are three newspaper clippings that document the Portsmouth (Colored) Community Library Museum.

Dates: 2013
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 4: Genealogical Education Material / Series 1: Organizations

Ackiss

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Booklet, Bible Records, Copies, Newspaper clippings, Rededication of historical marker, and Correspondence pertaining to the Ackiss family of Princess Anne County, Virginia.

Dates: 1600 - 2000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Elizabeth B. Wingo Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 1: Genealogical Records / Series 1: Research Compiled by Elizabeth Baum Wingo / Box 1

African American Veterans, Surnames: A - F

 File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Folder 2 contains research of African American sailors, soldiers, and veterans during the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and other historic eras. Records include miitary service records, headstone applications, and death certificates. Entries with the designation "records index" are an indexed view of service records without one person solely identified for which the index pertains to. Individuals listed below may likely have records cross references...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1990s-2010s
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 1: Headstone and Cemetery Research / Series 1: Compiled by Dinah Walters

African American Veterans, Surnames: G - W

 File — Box 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents Folder 3 contains research of African American sailors, soldiers, and veterans during the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and other historic eras. Records include miitary service records, headstone applications, and death certificates. Entries with the designation "records index" are an indexed view of service records without one person solely identified for which the index pertains to. Individuals listed below may likely have records cross references...
Dates: Majority of material found in 1990s-2010s
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 1: Headstone and Cemetery Research / Series 1: Compiled by Dinah Walters

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.: 34th National Genealogy Conference, 2013

 File — Box 5, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

A conference material packet, inlcuding itinerary, souvenir booklet, and brochures for the 34th Afro-American History and Genealogy, Inc. National Genealogy Conference hosted in Nashville, Tennessee in 2013, themed "150 Sounds of Freedom." Additional materials include an area map, history and genealogy newspaper entitled "The Nashville Retrospect," and area brochures for historical landmarks and sites.

Dates: 2013
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 4: Genealogical Education Material / Series 2: Conferences and Seminars

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.: 36th National Genealogy Conference, 2015

 File — Box 5, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

A conference material packet, inlcuding itinerary and brochures for the 36th Afro-American History and Genealogy, Inc. National Genealogy Conference hosted in Richmond, Virginia in 2015, themed "Where African-American Roots Run Deep: Family History and the National Narrative."

Dates: 2015
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection / Dinah Walters Genealogy Collection / Sub-Group 4: Genealogical Education Material / Series 2: Conferences and Seminars

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