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2022 Spring Speaker Series: SC Department of Archives & History
South Carolina African American Confederate Pensioners This session explores the reasons why South Carolina used African American labor during the war; the diverse roles of African American labor during the war; SC approval of Confederate pensions for African Americans; notable features of the pension application; and notable South Carolina African American Confederate Pensioners. The session […]
Black History Month/The Awakening: The Seawright-Ellison Family Saga Author Talk/Book Signing Event
Aiken Center For The Arts 122 Laurens St SW, Aiken, SC, United StatesJoin us during Black History Month Saturday February 12th, 2022 at the Aiken Center For The Arts to learn about the amazing stories of two Aiken County African American families whose history goes back to slavery, the Reconstruction Era, the Civil Rights Movement, and the rise of African American gospel music featuring legendary gospel artist […]
Lower Richland Heritage & Genealogical Society
Join me on next Sunday, March 20th, at 3pm for my presentation: “How to Write Your Family History: The Narrative History Approach sponsored by the Lower Richland Heritage & Genealogical Society! The event will be on Zoom! Click on the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZYtceqprzgsHNUpJlTQud9YZEIIB...
A Conversation With Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr., Charleston County Library
Baxter-Patrick James Island 1858 S.Grimball Road, Charleston, SC, United StatesJoin Dr. Curry for a conversation on his book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories from The Past (1830-1960) at the Baxter-Patrick James Island Library at 1 PM on April 16. This is the first of a series of talks in partnership with the International African American Museum! There will books for sale and you can […]
African American Genealogy Webinar: Writing Family History- The Narrative Inquiry Approach
Please join us to learn from South Carolina genealogist and author Dr. Walter Curry, Jr. who will present on Writing Family History: The Narrative Inquiry Approach. A narrative is a story or an account. While there is no mainstream research design in family history, narrative inquiry is a research method that uses narratives as units of analysis […]
A Conversation With Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr., Charleston County Library
Edisto Island Library 1589 Highway 174, Edisto Island, South CarolinaJoin Dr. Curry for a conversation on his book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories from The Past (1830-1960) at the Edisto Library at 4pm PM on May 12th. This is the second of a series of talks in partnership with the International African American Museum! There will books for sale and you can pre-order your […]
A Conversation With Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr., Charleston County Library
Bees Ferry West Ashely 305 Sanders Road, Charleston, SC, United StatesJoin Dr. Curry for a conversation on his book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories from The Past (1830-1960) at the Bees Ferry-West Ashley at 2pm PM on May 21st. This is the third of a series of talks in partnership with the International African American Museum! There will books for sale and you can pre-order […]
A Conversation with Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr., Charleston County Library
Hurd-St. Andrews Library 1735 N. Woodmere Drive, Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesJoin Dr. Curry for a conversation on his book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories from The Past (1830-1960) at the Hurd-St Andrews Library Branch at 1pm PM on May 24st. This is the fourth and final of a series of talks in partnership with the International African American Museum! There will books for sale and […]
Genealogists to host event at Redcliffe Plantation exploring the history of slavery in Aiken County
Aiken, S.C. – Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site in Beech Island invites the public to a special program, Slavery and War in Aiken County through the Reconstruction Era and Beyond, on Saturday, July 23 at 10 a.m. The program will be led by award-winning author Dr. Walter Curry and genealogists Wayne O’Bryant and Jerome Gaines. The event […]
Sumter County Genealogical Society-Sumter, South Carolina
Swan Lake Presbyterian Church 912 Haynsworth Street, Sumter, SC, United StatesAuthor Walter B. Curry Jr., a native of Orangeburg, will be the guest speaker at the next membership meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in the fellowship hall of Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, 912 Haynsworth St., Sumter, SC. Curry received a bachelor's degree in political science from South […]
Author Talk-Charleston County Public Library
Main Library-Charleston County Public Library 68 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesOCT 8: Join Walter B. Curry, Jr., Ed.D at Main Library for an Author Talk about the Thompson Family! Learn about Lavinia Thompson, who was born into slavery in 1844 and later received a pension for her service as a cook in the Confederate Army. For full details visit: https://bit.ly/3Cbi8jS