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- The Other Alexandria: Highlighting 2019
- At Heart a Firefighter for Life: Gerald Amos Wanzer
- Parker-Gray School’s One-Hundred-Year Anniversary
- Beating The Odds: Patrick H. Lumpkins
- In Search for Descendants of Seminary (West End) in Alexandria, VA
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Category Archives: Black People of Alexandria
At Heart a Firefighter for Life: Gerald Amos Wanzer
In the Alexandria Gazette Newspaper dated Wednesday, December 19, 2019, on page 6 and 7 is the story of Gerald Amos Wanzer. Gerald has historical ties to the community in the West End of Alexandria, VA known to many as … Continue reading
Posted in Black People of Alexandria
Tagged Alexandria VA, Firefighter, Gerald Amos Wanzer
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Beating The Odds: Patrick H. Lumpkins
Patrick H. Lumpkins had beaten the odds, he had a disability due to slavery but he excelled after the civil war. Besides being a teacher and a music director, he raised a family. His daughter, Helen Lumpkins Robinson Day, became … Continue reading
In Search for Descendants of Seminary (West End) in Alexandria, VA
I am working on a project that is in the West End of Alexandria, Virginia which includes Seminary area, Wood Place, Wood Lane, parts of King Street, parts of Braddock Road, Quaker Lane, Donaldson Corner and etc. I am looking … Continue reading
Posted in Baptist, Black People of Alexandria, Neighborhoods
Tagged Adams, Alexandria VA, Ashby, Blackburn, Braddock Rd, Campbell, Carpenter, Casey, Chambers, Craven, Croane, Crone Grant, Donaldson Corner, Dougals, Freeman, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Jarvin, Johnson, Jones, King Street, Lee, Lewis, Mackey, Mallory, McKnight, Miller, Nickens, Penn, Peters, Peterson, Pollard, Quaker Lane, Quander, Quivis, Randall, Rollins, Roy, Russ, Rust, Seminary, Shorts, Simms, Taylor, Terrell, Wanzer, Whiting, Williams, Wood Lane, Wood Place
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The Military Made My Life Better: Sergeant Donald L. Taylor
Behind the scenes of the Alexandria Gazette Packet’s article on, “The Military Made My Life Better: Sergeant Donald L. Taylor,” November 7, 2019. When the military came knocking, Mr. Donald L. Taylor stepped up to the plate to serve his … Continue reading
