Join 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 […]
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 […]
Author 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 […]
OCT 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
Please join us to learn from South Carolina genealogist and author Dr. Walter Curry, Jr. who will present on Writing Family History: The Narrative History Approach. Narrative history is the practice of writing history in a story-based form. It tends to entail writing based on reconstructing a series of short-term events about individuals or specific […]
Join the Center and Dr. Curry as we explore the first volume in a narrative history about the descendants of two families that share a common ancestor, Martha Kitchings Seawright Ellison. The book documents the beginnings of the family saga through Martha’s life during slavery, The Civil War, The Reconstruction Era, and family life in […]
The Holiday Season is kicking in full swing on the road! I have been selected to participate in the 2022 Pee Dee Author Expo hosted by the Florence County Library on Saturday, December 3, 2022, from 8:30 AM-12:30 PM at the Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library at 509 S. Dargan St. Florence, SC 29506, […]
Join us on Monday, January 9th, at 6:00 p.m. when Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr. will talk about the fascinating story of Lavinia C. Thompson who was born into slavery in Aiken County, South Carolina on June 3, 1844. She would follow her master into battle in the Civil War, serving the Confederate army as […]
The Doctors Bruce and Lee Foundation Library presents African American Genealogy: Writing Family History with Dr. Walter B. Curry, Jr. on Tuesday, January 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Dr. Curry, a native of Orangeburg, SC, will teach attendees how to write a narrative history about their family incorporating the African American experience and […]
Fountain Inn Presents Black History Gallery Exhibit featuring guest speaker Dr. Walter B. Curry
Come join Dr. Walter Curry and discover the story of Martha Kitchings Seawright Ellison's life, featuring the local history of the Antebellum Period and Civil War in Barnwell County during Martha’s enslavement; a personal account of Martha’s life on the Phillips Plantation during the Reconstruction Era in Barnwell County; the circumstances that involved Martha’s marriages […]
Dr. Walter Curry, author The Thompson Family: Untold Stories from The Past (1830-1960), residency with eighth grade social studies students explored Dr. Curry's family history through his storytelling & a gallery walk of artifacts and paintings, bringing to life Aiken County's African American history.
