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This is a FREE community event sponsored jointly by the Afro-American Historical
and Genealogical Society, Inc. Prince George’s County, Maryland Chapter
(AAHGS-PGCM), the Prince George’s County Historical Society and the
Chairman of the Prince George’s County Planning Board, Elizabeth M. Hewlett.
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Genealogical Society, Inc., Prince George’s County Maryland Chapter and the Prince George’s County
Historical Society, (PGCHS), we welcome you to the 11th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Seminar,
“Footprints and Roots”. We have planned a series of lectures and workshops on genealogy and history,
designed to be of interest to beginning and advanced researchers, including all-day sessions for children
and youth.
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We invite you to have lunch in the park, where vendors will be selling a variety of ethnic, soul, and
everyday favorite foods. There will also be many activities for the entire family (entertainment, games,
arts and crafts, music, dancing, etc.). That portion of the program is being sponsored by the Chairman of
the Prince George’s County Planning Board, Elizabeth Hewlett, the Maryland National Park and Planning
Commission and the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation.
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JUNETEENTH
Juneteenth, or the ”19th of June”, recognizes June 19, 1865, in Galveston, TX, when Union General
Gordon Granger announced freedom for all slaves in the Southwest. Texas was the last state in rebellion to
allow slavery following the end of the Civil War. This occurred more than two and a half years after
the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln. After the issuing of General
Order #3 by General Granger, the former slaves celebrated jubilantly, establishing America’s second
Independence Day Celebration and the oldest African American holiday observance.
On January 1, 1980, Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Teaxs through the efforts of Al Edwards,
an African American state legislator. The successful passage of this bill marked Juneteenth as the first
emancipation celebration granted official state recognition. Edwards has since actively sought to spread
the observance of Juneteenth all across America. In 2003, the District of Columbia passed legislation to
recognize Juneteenth as a district holiday observance. Juneteenth is now recognized as a state holiday or
special day of observance in 43 states.
America now has two Independence Days, the ”4th of July” and the ”19th of June”, recognized by the U.S.
Senate. S.R. 474, sponsored by Sen. Carl Levin (D- MI), with over 40 co-sponsors, unanimously passed
the U.S. Senate on June 14, 2014, marking a historic legislative milestone in the acknowledgement the
country’s legacy of enslavement to freedom for Americans of African descent. Only one step remains in
the establishment of Juneteenth Independence Day as a National Day of Observance, placed on calendars
throughout the nation, the visible leadership and personal support of President Barack Obama.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
2016
“Juneteenth: Myth and Reality”
Edna Greene Medford, Ph.D.
Dr. Edna Greene Medford is Professor and Chairperson of the
Department of History at Howard University. She received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Teacher Education (history emphasis) from
Hampton Institute (Virginia), a Master of Arts in United States history
from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and a Ph.D. in history from the
University of Maryland at College Park. She has been a professor at
Howard University in Washington, DC for nearly twenty-nine years
and chair for almost six.
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Dr. Medford has authored, co-authored, or edited four books and more
than two dozen articles on African American history, the administration
of Abraham Lincoln, race, and Black freedom. Her publications include:
Lincoln and Emancipation (2015); Historical Perspectives of the African Burial Ground: New
York Blacks and the Diaspora, ed. (2009); The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views, coauthored (2006); and The Price of Freedom (2 volumes, edited). She serves on numerous advisory
boards, including the Executive Council of the Association for the Study of African American
Life and History, the Abraham Lincoln Foundation, Washington History magazine, the Ulysses
S. Grant Association, the Lincoln Forum, and the Abraham Lincoln Association. She has provided
interviews and on-air commentary on both television and radio programs, at home and abroad,
including C-SPAN, the History Channel, the Smithsonian Channel, CBS Sunday Morning and
National Public Radio. She has lectured across the nation and in international settings, including
the Netherlands, South Africa, Northern Ireland and Canada. Her honors and awards include:
the Business Award from the National Capital Area chapter of the National Association of Negro
Business and Professional Women, the special bicentennial edition (2009) “Order of Lincoln,”
granted by the state of Illinois; the “2006 Outstanding Graduate Faculty of the Year Award” by
the Howard University Graduate Student Assembly; the 2013 “Professor of the Year Award,”
from the Howard University Student Association; the Alumni Achievement Award from the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana; and the “Lincoln
Diploma of Honor” from Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee (the university’s
equivalent of an honorary doctorate).
From September 1998 to 2010, Dr. Medford served as a member of the Board of Directors of
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Presenters
LINDA CROPPER CHRISTENSEN is Co-Director of the Washington DC. Family History Center in
Kensington, Maryland. She has a M.S. degree in Child Development and has trained young children and
educators of young children. Her interest in family history began as a child when on Sundays the family
would gather around the table to share memories and add photos to personal scrapbooks. She currently
focuses on how the computer helps in the searching, recording and sharing of family memories. She is the
mother of four and grandmother of nine.
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AARON DORSEY is a native of Oakland, California has been doing genealogical research for over 10
years. His undergraduate degree in U.S. History and graduate degree in Education Policy are from Stanford
University. He began researching his family history after reading Jubilee by Margaret Walker-Alexander
for a Survey of African American Literature at the College of Alameda. He has documented the history of
his family in Alabama, California, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. However, the
focus of his research has been concentrated in Texas where he has traced his ancestors to 1839.
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CHARLES HOWARD, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, received an undergraduate degree from the
University of Maryland – Eastern Shore and a Masters’ Degree from Antioch University, Yellow Springs,
Ohio. Charles is the Past President of both the National Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society,
Inc. and the Washington, DC Chapter. He is a life member of the Multicultural Genealogical Center,
Chesterhill, Ohio, a member of the Athens County (Ohio) Historical Society and Museum; the Ohio
Genealogical Society; the Ohio Historical Society, the Gallia (Ohio) Genealogical Society, and the Albemarle
County (Virginia) Chapter of AAHGS. In 2005, after 38 years of service, he retired as the Chief of the
Office of Investigations and Compliance, District of Columbia Government.
ANNA KEPHART is the Coordinator of the Southern Maryland Studies Center, a local history archive and
research center at the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata, Maryland. She is an active member of the
African American Heritage Society of Charles County, Inc., and is passionate about preserving and sharing
local African American history.
JEANETTE MADISON is a family researcher who enjoys finding and then sharing new information with
other family members. She began looking into family history over 20 years ago during an active career in
the telecommunications industry and has resolved more than one family mystery that had stood for
generations. She has also written articles for the AAHGS-PGCM and AAHGS-Central Maryland Chapters’
newsletters. Jeanette earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Howard University, and a Master’s
degree in Management from National St. Louis University. She has been a member of AAHGS-PGCM for
several years and enjoys sharing what she’s learned, especially with children and youth.
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NATHANIA A. BRANCH MILES, author and lecturer is a graduate of the University of Maryland, in
Urban and Regional Planning; she received a certificate in Women’s Studies and currently working on a
master’s degree in Sociology at Howard University. Nathania has recently been appointed as a Commissioner
for the Prince George’s County Commission on Historic Preservation. She has written several genealogical
articles on her ancestors; co-authored two books on the Images of Oxon Hill and Images of Fort Washington
and Historic Prince George’s: A Confluence of Cultures. She is an active AAHGS member both at the local
and national level.
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Presenters
JULIA PORTER received a B.S. Degree from Paine College and a M.A.T. Degree from Trinity College.
She is a retired Washington, DC teacher. She is a genealogist and family historian and a charter member of
the AAHGS, Prince George’s and formerly served on the National Society’s Board of Directors. She lectures
and conducts genealogical workshops geared toward children and youth at Juneteenth Programs and the
Reginald Lewis Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. She is a recent recipient of an AAHGS’ National Certificate
of Appreciation Award.
ANGELA WALTON-RAJI is known nationally for her research and work on Oklahoma Native American
records and US Colored Troops. A founding member of AfriGeneas.com, Ms. Walton-Raji is also a genealogist
specializing in information for beginners, via daily and weekly online genealogy chats on AfriGeneas. She
hosts a weekly genealogy podcast, a number of instructional videos and is an expert consultant on video
documentaries. Beyond her public appearances, she is a published author, host of 3 blogs a 12 year ongoing
message board, 3 websites, and she hosts the only weekly podcast devoted to African American genealogy.
KAREEM N. WASHNGTON, Ph.D, grew up in Fort Washington, MD, graduated from Morehouse College
in 1995, and went on to receive a M.Sc. in Human Genetics and a Ph.D in Biochemical Genetics from the
Department of Genetics and Human Genetics, Howard University, Washington, D.C. He was a Post-doctoral
Fellow in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) branch of the NIH
conducting research on improving delivery of genes into blood cells for genetherapy of Sickle Cell Disease.
Currently, he is Graduate School Chair of the Department of Genetics and Human Genetics and Director of
Graduate studies with an appointment as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Child
Health at Howard University.
REGINALD WASHNGTON, Ph.D is a retired archivist and genealogy specialist formerly with the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). He has lectured extensively on records and research procedures
and served for the past eighteen years as the agency’s African-American Genealogy Specialist. His articles
have appeared in Ancestry Magazine, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, the Negro History Bulletin,
Prologue, and NARA’s The Record. Mr. Washington compiled Black Family Research: Records of PostCivil War Federal Agencies at the National Archives and NARA Reference Information Paper 108,
(Washington, D.C. 2010); digital edition http://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/
index.html.making a connection with Harriet Tubman’s legendary efforts to free slaves there. He serves on
a variety of community, civic, and genealogy boards.
MARGO LEE WILLIAMS has been actively doing family research for 30+ years and has researched and
written extensively on her family. She is a well-known lecturer for the DC area Family History Centers, a
former editor of the Journal of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, and takes clients
through her private research company, Personal Prologue. Her second book, From Hill Town to Strieby
(Backintyme), will be released this summer. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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BEVERLY BABIN WOODS has been an avid, in depth genealogy and historical researcher and presenter
since 1973.. She has researched the Educational Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau at the National Archives
in Washington, D.C., records in Canada, Virginia, Louisiana and many regions of the U.S. A published
writer and author, she is a past President, AAHGS, Prince George’s County Chapter, and a member of the
Accokeek [MD] Women’s Writers Group. The Beverly Babin Woods Collection is held at Louisiana State
University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Beverly has lived in many States and cities in the United States and
abroad. She graduated Kubasaki DOD High School in Okinawa, Japan. Beverly retired from the United
States Catholic Conference of Bishops, Office of Social Development and World Peace in Washington, DC.
She and her husband Clifford reside in Accokeek, Maryland.
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AAHGS, INC. - PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY CHAPTER
The Prince George's County, Maryland Chapter of AAHGS was organized in July 1994 and chartered 28 April 1995. As a nonprofit volunteer organization, our objectives are to promote Black History in Prince George's County, to encourage the historical
and genealogical studies of African Americans currently residing in the county, and to support the goals and objectives of our
national society. To reach these objectives, AAHGS-PGCM conducts activities such as: workshops, speaker forums, discussion
groups, onsite research, speakers bureau, exhibits, and networking.
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Special Acknowledgements
The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Prince George’s County Maryland Chapter and the Prince
George’s County Historical Society extend sincere gratitude and appreciation to the following individuals and
organizations for their assistance and support of our Annual Juneteenth Celebration.
Juneteenth Celebration Planning Committee
Carolyn Corpening Rowe and Jane Taylor Thomas, Juneteenth Committee Co-Chairs
Ellen Amey
Jason Joiner
Jeanette Madison
Lyndra Marshall
Roger Marshall, Sr.
Barrington McKoy
Nathania Branch Miles
Julia Porter
Janet Simpson
Willie Williams, Jr.
Beverly Babin Woods
Clifford Woods
Volunteers
Members of AAHGS, Inc., Prince George’s County Maryland Chapter
Elders, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Capitol Ward
Sponsors
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.-PGCM Chapter
Prince George’s County Historical Society
The Chairman of the Prince George’s County Planning Board, Elizabeth M. Hewlett
Donors and Contributors
African American Heritage Preservation Group
African Ancestry, Inc.
Ellen Amey
AncestorStuff.com
Ancestry.com
Alexandria Black History Museum
Carolyn Corpening Rowe
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cultural Tourism DC
Howard University Center for Career,
Education, Development & Ressearch
Howard University Counseling Services
Howard University Office of Special
Student Services
Jack and Jill of America, Ft. Washington
Maryland Chapter
Library of Congress
Library of Virginia
Jeanette Madison
Lyndra Marshall
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Maryland National Capital Park and Planning
Maryland State Archives
National Archives and Records Administration
National Museum of African-American History
and Culture
National Society, Daughters of the American
Revolution
Old Line Bank, Ft. Washington Branch
Julia Porter
Prince George’s County Historical Society
Prince George’s County, Maryland Conference
and Visitors Bureau
Reunions Magazine
Lynn Springer Roberts
Janet Simpson
Erich J. Slaugther II
Jane Taylor Thomas
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
The Conservancy of Broad Creek
VisitAlexandriaVA.com
Edwin Bradford Washington, Jr.
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Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Celebration
8:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.
12:00 NOON
Registration (Exhibit Hall)
Continental Breakfast (Kitchen)
Walker Mill Regional Park: Juneteenth Celebration
9:00 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.
(Auditorium)
Opening/Welcome
Dennis Doster, Ph.D., Black History Program Manager,
Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation
Nathania A. Branch-Miles, Prince George’s County Historical Society
Jane Taylor Thomas, President, AAHGS-PGCM
Walker Mill Regional Park is located at 8840 Walker Mill Road, District Heights, MD 20747. The Juneteenth
Celebration will be held from 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m. M-NCPPC will provide shuttle service every 15 minutes,
starting at 11:45 a.m. to transport attendees back and forth between Watkins Regional Park and Walker
Mill Regional Park. In addition to food, attendees can enjoy singing, dancing, arts and crafts, storytelling
and a variety of other activities, live entertainment, and exhibits during the lunch break and throughout the
afternoon.
Afternoon Workshop Sessions
9:15 A.M. – 10:20 A.M.
(Auditorium)
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Janet Simpson
Keynote Speaker: Edna Green Medford, Ph.D
“Juneteenth: Myth and Reality”
1:30 P.M. – 2:20 P.M.
Children’s Area:
Meeting Room 1:
Meeting Room 2:
Meeting Room 3:
2:20 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
10:20 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Break
Break
2:30 P.M. – 3:20 P.M.
Morning Workshop Sessions
10:30 A.M. – 11:20 A.M.
Children’s Area:
Meeting Room 1:
Meeting Room 2:
Meeting Room 3:
Children’s Session
Exploring Beginning Genealogy for Adults
Using Family Search and the Family Tree to Find Your Ancestors
African American History of Charles County Maryland
Children’s Session
Strategies for Conducting Slave Era Research
City Directories: More Than Names
Records of the Southern Claims Commission
Children’s Area:
Meeting Room 1:
Meeting Room 2:
Meeting Room 3:
Children’s Session
DNA and Genealogy
Nowhere To Run: Getting Over, Around, and Under Brick Walls
Essential Online Resources for African American Genealogy
3:20 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Break
11:30 A.M. – 12:00 NOON
Auditorium: Teachable Moment
3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
12:00 NOON– 1:30 P.M.
(Room #1/Auditorium)
Wrap-Up / Announcements / Evaluation
Lunch Break
Exhibits will be on display throughout the day.
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Door prizes will be given away!
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