LANCASTER, Pa. -- The conference is a NEW outreach that the AAHSSCPA is launching to tell the stories of African American life and contributions. It is open to the public, a reservation is needed.
Location: Thaddeus Stevens School of Technology, 750 East King Street, Lancaster, Pa 17602 in the {Mellor Building}
8:00 - 9:00 Welcome and Registration
9:00 - 10:15 Pennsylvania members of the 54th Massachusetts
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:45 Balm in Gilead
------------ Lancaster County United States Colored Troops (USCT) members
11:45 - 1:30 Lunch with Keynote Speaker - James M. Paradis,
Speaking on Camp William Penn
1:30 - 2:45 Introduction to Genealogy
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1:30 - 4:15 Panel Discussion on the Underground Railroad - (panel break at 2:45 and reconvene at 3:00)
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:15 Tracing your Civil War Ancestry
Bring your Laptop/Tablet to access Wi-Fi during Genealogy searches
Cost: $25.00 Lunch is included
Dealine: March 28, 2014
RSVP: (717) 471-8107 between 11:00a - 7:00p for this event only
Email: AAHSSCPA@gmail.com
Make checks/money order payable to:
African American Hist. Society of SCPA
Mailing Address:
African American Historical Society of SCPA
c/o Crispus Attucks Community Center
407 Howard Avenue
PO Box 894
Lancaster, PA 17603
If you are interested in membership with the AAHSSCPA please send an inquiry via email to AAHSSCPA@gmil.com
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Media Contact
AAHSSCPA Digital Communications
(717) 471-8107