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Unveiling of the Elmira Brockenborough Marker

 

Elmira Brockenborough, a 2 year old child, was the first African American burial to be recorded at Forest Lawn Cemetery (September 24, 1874).  Through donations from the membership, the Association has purchases a cemetery marker for her grave which was unmarked. 

 

The unveiling of the marker will take place on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at noon at the Forest Lawn Cemetery Chapel.   

 

Day long events have been planned by Forest Lawn which include the dedication of a marker for the fourteen United States Colored Troops buried in the GAR section.  Parking is available at the Canisius College Jefferson Street ramp until 6:00 PM.  There will be a shuttle to and from the cemetery.  If you are driving, use the Main/Jefferson entrance. 

 

 

 

Annual Ancestral Heritage Tour

 

 

The Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. in collaboration with Forest Lawn Cemetery is proud to announce

the Annual Ancestral Heritage Tour at the Forest Lawn Cemetery

 

Two tours are planned for this year. 

 

July 11 2010

and

September 26, 2010

 

 

For reservations call 885-1600

 

$25.00 per ticket

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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AT NASH MUSEUMThe Nash House

http://www.nashhousemuseum.org/

Experience Black History at the Nash House Museum, 36 Nash Street, Buffalo, NY during the month of February.  Explore the home of the late Rev. and Mrs. J. Edward Nash, pastor of the historic Michigan Street Baptist Church from 1892 – 1953.  Group tours may be arranged by appointment.  716-856-4490.

 

 

 

 

Research African American History at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library

 

 

    The Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library -- a branch of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library -- has a substantial collection of local, national and international African -American history.  The William A. Miles Resource Center for African and African-American history offers many unique resources including the Schomburg Clipping File, which is a periodical and newspaper clipping file. This unique collection also includes typescripts, broadsides, pamphlets, programs, book reviews, menus and various other short publications dealing with black history and culture. An important source for research into all aspects of black activities and accomplishments, the file brings together a huge diversity of material organized by subject and totaling almost a million pages not duplicated elsewhere.
 

For more information, search the library web site at the following link:  http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/merriweather/index.asp