Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives

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11/05/2015

Great article from our good friend Sandra Olivetti Martin at Bay Weekly Newspaper advertising the Maryland State Archives Family History Festival this Saturday, November 7.

http://www.bayweekly.com/articles/news/article/sandra-olivetti-martin

10/29/2015

Research Archivist Emily Huebner writes about the Maryland State Archives upcoming Family History Festival, Saturday, November 7, 2015.
Thanks to The Crowley Company for being a major sponsor http://www.thecrowleycompany.com/join-the-crowd-at-msas-family-history-festival/

10/21/2015

Join us today at 12:00pm, at the Maryland State Archives as our staff presents in this month's Lunch & Learn Brown Bag Lunch Series.

Ryan Cox, Emily Huebner & Allison Seyler will be sharing their research into our current National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant "Documenting Freedom: Certificates of Freedom and Manumissions."

This year-long grant project involves processing and transcribing 111 different record series found in the archives from across the state, and will discuss the new possibilities their work will open for future family history researchers and historians.

For more information, visit the Archive's website athttp://msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/pdf/lunch_learn2015.pdf

10/15/2015

On Saturday, October 24, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., the Maryland State Archives will be hosting another Brick Wall Session to help you dig further into family history mysteries!

Visit our website to reserve a twenty-minute time slot with one of our genealogical or archival professionals:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a45aba72aa1fb6-state1

Location: 350 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401 Driving Directions Sign up directions: Read the biographies of genealogists and staff (see below) to choose who you would like to work with. Select a time slot that will work for you. Check the appropriate sign up box and click "Submit and Si…

10/05/2015

Back by Popular Demand! The Maryland State Archives will be hosting its 2nd Annual Family History Festival on Saturday, November 7th, 2015.
Check out our website for more information http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/html/festival.html

09/29/2015

September 29, 2015 marks the 248th anniversary of the ship Lord Ligonier landing at Annapolis carrying Kunta Kinte as part of a cargo of enslaved Africans. As shared in the best selling book Roots by author Alex Haley, Kunta Kinte’s arrival in America heralds the beginning of his family's challenges, legacy, and courage to overcome obstacles to create a new beginning.

Mr. Haley conducted research for Roots at the Maryland State Archives and found, among other documents, an ad for the slave ship which transported his ancestor from the Gambia. A public remembrance ceremony will be held today at noon at the Kunta Kinte Memorial on Annapolis City Dock, where Chris Haley, Director of the Archives' Study of the Legacy of Slavery Program and direct descendant of Kunta Kinte, will give remarks to commemorate the day. All are welcome!

http://www.annapolis.gov/visitors/african-american-heritage/kunta-kinte-alex-haley-memorial

09/17/2015

Check out The Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland team representing in the Bugle Call, the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area's blog!

Read runaway slave advertisements paired with their modern day locations and learn about resistance to slavery across Maryland's Heritage Areas.

Pictured here, you'll see a unique French hipped roof barn that would have stood during Francois Arajou's time as a slave at L'Hermitage, on Monocacy National Battlefield.

http://www.heartofthecivilwar.org/blog/researching-stories-of-slavery-in-familiar-landscapes

Neither the preliminary announcement released on September 22, 1862, nor the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 freed a single slave in Maryland. Because President Abraham Lincoln’s policy only affected states in rebellion, abolition was delayed in Maryland until a new state constitution w…

08/12/2015

We are happy to share the following press release from the City of Bowie:

Chris Haley, Director of the Legacy of Slavery Study at the Maryland State Archives and a nephew of Alex Haley, will speak on the sensitive subject of slavery and race at nearby Belair Mansion on September 14. Through display of historical documents, provocative images and open discussion, Haley's workshop explores America's ongoing challenge to accept colorblind equality.

The lecture/discussion is FREE. While it is a great session for docents, guides, museums staffs, and teachers, it's a great session for anyone! For those who would like to remain after Chris's talk, feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. Tables will be set up, and beverages will also be available. For reservations/ more information, call 301-809-3089 or email: [email protected].

What: "Slavery and Race: The Non-PC Topic" Workshop
When: Monday, September 14, 10:00 a.m.
Where: Belair Mansion, 12207 Tulip Grove Drive, Bowie MD 20715

07/31/2015

Thanks to its overwhelming success, the Family History Festival is back! Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 7th, for the Maryland State Archives’ Second Annual Family History Festival. Stay tuned for further information. msa.maryland.gov

07/28/2015

We are deeply saddened by the passing of researcher, historian, genealogist, adviser and friend, Dr. Agnes Kane Callum.

Born in St. Mary's County, MD, Dr. Callum has published more than 25 books on African American history and genealogy, some of which are in the reference collection of the Maryland State Archives' library. Among her publications are numerous books and articles, including: Kane- Butler Genealogy; History of a Black Family; The Kane's Sojourn at Sotterley; Kane Family News Notes; 25 volumes of Flower of the Forest a black genealogical journal; Tomb Stone Inscriptions of Mount Calvary Cemetery.

She named her journal Flower of the Forest after the plantation in St. Mary’s County, Maryland where her maternal ancestors lived after Emancipation. It was published annually for 25 years.

She has also published works on the history of U.S. Colored Troops, including, Colored Volunteers of Maryland, 7th Regiment United States Colored Troops 1863 - 1866, Bounty Records of the 9th Regiment United States Colored Troops 1863 - 1866, and History of the 9th Regiment United States Colored Troops Volunteers of Maryland, Civil War 1863 – 1866.

In addition to publishing books on her family history and the history of St. Mary’s and Anne Arundel Counties in Maryland, Callum has written the history of St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, the oldest African American Catholic parish in the United States. "A frequent columnist for The Catholic Review, Callum has written about Colonial Maryland and the role played by people of African descent, including Mathias de Sousa, one of nine indentured servants brought by Jesuit missionaries on the Ark when it arrived in St. Mary’s River in March, 1634."

She is a founding member of the Baltimore Afro American Historical Genealogic Society (formerly BAAHGS). This was renamed the “Agnes Kane Callum” chapter in her honor in 2007.

Dr. Callum was recently inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2014, and is survived by three children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-agnes-callum-20150727-story.html

Agnes Kane Callum, a prominent genealogist who devoted years of research to Maryland's African-American history, died Wednesday at the Green House Residences of complications from Parkinson's disease. The former East Baltimore resident was 90.