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Church Histories Project:

The aim of this project is to capture genealogical information from  surviving histories of Prince George's County, MD churches which might identify our enslaved ancestors.  The coordinators of this project  are, William Q. O. Shelton, Carolyn C. C. Rowe and Jane T. Thomas.

Arcadia Project:

AAHGS-PGCM members, Carolyn Corpening Rowe, Jane Taylor Thomas, and Beverly Babin Woods worked together to author this photographic view of Prince George's County, MD, 1950 to the present.

$19.99 plus S&H; contact Carolyn Rowe, Jane Thomas or Beverly Woods.

Veterans History Project:

On July 24, 2004, AAHGS-PGCM member Richard Barnes will conduct interviews of twenty-two (22) World War II veterans, who are members of Asbury Methodist Church, 926 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC.  This is being done in support of the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, which was established to document the experiences of American veterans of World War I (1914-1920), World War II (1939-1946), Korean War (1950-1955), Vietnam War (1961-1975), and Persian Gulf War (1990-1995).

Mr. Barnes is seeking help with this activity.   If you can spare a couple of hours on July 24th, please contact him at one of the following:
(202) 707-9600 (office)
(301) 423-6609 (home)
riba@loc.gov (office)
mebarnes@peoplepc.com (home)

For additional information, contact Mr. Barnes or visit the Veterans History Project website at http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/

Library Project:

The goal of this project is to explore and possibly formalize a partnership between AAHGS-PGCM and a library within the county.  The aim of this partnership would be to acquire and devote resources to the accumulation of resources which support African American genealogical research.


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