Buried Treasure: Digging for Black History in County courthouses
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, individual states in the U.S. codified their legal statutes, including many laws specifically writtenContinue Reading
Letters, memoirs and documents of 19th century Quakers in Lincoln, Virginia
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, individual states in the U.S. codified their legal statutes, including many laws specifically writtenContinue Reading
The city of Alexandria has a Chain of Title for 1315 Duke Street which is both helpful and timely. ItContinue Reading
Eliza Finch Coffin (1830-1907) was a Quaker civil rights worker for both Black education and equality, as well as women’sContinue Reading
A new biography of Abraham Lincoln is published and it gives real insight into the all consuming issue of slaveryContinue Reading
Francis H. Ray (1835-1862) was born into a prosperous Quaker family in Rayville, New York. He was a prominent figureContinue Reading
“Objects in history’s mirror are closer than they appear.” – Caroline Randall Williams, Fisk University Expressions of hostility to democracy,Continue Reading
Current affairs remind us that the United States has, from its inception, been a nation divided by the idea ofContinue Reading
Samuel M. Janney and Isaac Hopper were two men with different temperaments, but both driven by a passionate committment toContinue Reading
“I just think goodness is more interesting. Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, butContinue Reading
In the 1730’s when Quakers first settled in Loudoun County, Virginia they, like Mennonites in Pennsylvania, and Moravians in PennsylvaniaContinue Reading