EVENT: Third Annual Philadelphia United States Colored Troops Civil War Weekend

The Third Regiment was Co-host for the Grand Review celebration in Harrisburg on November 6th, 2010, drawing participants from 7 states. The regiment has also been placing 34 star flags at the graves of African American Civil War soldiers so people can remember where they are. This year will be especially busy with presentations and parades, because of the 150 year commemoration of the Civil War. The Association for the Study of African American History and Life has labeled the Civil War this years Historical theme.

EVENT: Film Screening on History of Darby Township

Three-time Leeway Foundation Award winning writer/community arts educator Valerie Harris, will screen her film, “A Highway Runs Through It….A Community History of Darby Township” at Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, on Friday, April 8, at 7:00pm.

WEBINAR: Preservation for Genealogists

* Do you have photographs in a variety of formats from decades of documenting family events? Maureen Taylor tell you how to preserve these
treasures for the future.

* Do you have original documents depicting your family history? Margaret Jerrido will tell you how to take care of them, scrapbooks, heirlooms and other original materials.

EVENT: “Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607-1765″

“Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607-1765″

Friday, April 15, 2:00 – 5:45 p.m., followed by a reception

Join us for the Tenth Annual Conference of the Program in Early American Economy and Society that will be devoted to an exploration of this recent book by historian Lorena Walsh. This conference is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required.

Click here for more information and to register for this conference.