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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AT NASH MUSEUM 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
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