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Correction to Remembering Parker-Gray School from 1920 – 1965

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

Two corrections were brought to my attention in my article in the Alexandria Gazette Packet dated August 2nd. One was the picture of the Parker-Gray Alumni Association’s officers. The picture did not include all the names of the individuals; and, … Continue reading →

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Rosa Harris-Jackson Armistead – First Female Preacher and Deaconess

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

Behind the scene of the Alexandria Gazette story on “The Life of Rosa Harris-Jackson Armistead,” dated March 15, 2018. About seven years ago, I was contacted by Terry Coles and his sister, Judy Coles-Bailey that their great-grandmother, Rosa Harris-Jackson Armistead … Continue reading →

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Herbert Pike Tancil – The Mayors’ Colored Barber

Posted on February 22, 2018 by

Behind the scene of the Alexandria Gazette story on Mr. Herbert Pike Tancil dated February 22, 2018. About two years ago, I came across an old article in the Alexandria Gazette newspaper dated 22 December 1908 about the death of … Continue reading →

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Estelle Lane – “News of Interest for Colored Readers”

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Behind the scene of the Alexandria Gazette story on Estelle Lane dated January 25, 2018. In 2008, I was introduced to Estelle Lane’s column at the Barrett Special Collection and Local History Library in Alexandria. The library had a descendant … Continue reading →

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