African American Historical Association of Western Maryland
A.A.H.A. seeks to preserve African-American history and heritage
Join us on Saturday, April 2, 2022 at the Washington County Free Library to hear Mrs. Fanny Crawford share the story of Sojourner Truth. Where: Washington County Free Library When: Saturday, April 2, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm 'til 3:00 pm Download PDF Flier > Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and women's rights […]
Attend this community-focused forum on race relations in Washington County. Date: April 16, 2022 Time: 2:00 pm 'til 4:00 pm Location: Washington County Library 100 South Potomac Street Hagerstown, MD 21740 Moderated by the following members of our community: The Rev. Don Marbury Brooke Grossman, Candidate for Delegate District 2B Brad Smith Karen Milgate Elder […]
A brief discussion of the history of Pleasant Hill A.M.E. Church & Cemetery on Red Hill Road, Keedysville, a project of the African American History Association of Western Maryland. With an update on the reclamation and continuing efforts to document the site and its former congregation and community, presented by Ron Lytle and Ted Ellis […]
This year's docent training workshop will be held on Saturday, April 23, beginning at 10:00 am and should be done by noon. We would love to have you join us for this most-important volunteer opportunity. Without our volunteer docents, we could not maintain a regular open house schedule at the chapel. Currently, we are open […]
Join Darlene Colon as she discusses the life of Cathy Williams, the first female Buffalo Soldier. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of Starbucks of Hagerstown.
Join us for our Spring Clean-up of the Historical Red Hill Cemetery.
There are over 400 Lincoln reenactors but only one Lincoln bodyguard reenactor. Bob O'Connor, who has been portraying Ward Hill Lamon across the country since 2007, will be appearing for one presentation only, Sunday May 29 at 2 p.m. at the Embassy Theater in Cumberland, MD. For persons who didn't know President Lincoln had a […]
Join us on Sunday, June 19th, 2022 for our annual Juneteenth Celebration and fundraiser! Juneteenth is a day when we celebrate the freedom of all people and it marks a very important event in history- the arrival of Federal troops at Galveston, Texas to make sure that slavery would be ended forever! Location Updated The […]
Join us as we celebrate the birthday of William O WIlson, Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. We will meet at the MOH Triangle at the intersection of Jonathan Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
SEVEN DAYS AND COUNTING DOWN TO THE OFFICIAL KICKOFF OF THE 2023 FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEAKING TOUR!!! First Stop: Hanover, Virginia, with more than 30 events scheduled so far. Get the Details > January 28, 2023 First Union Baptist Church 6231 Pole Green Road Mechanicsville, VA 23116 Directions Sponsored by the Hanover Branch of the NAACP.
Featuring Black History Memorabilia FEBRUARY 5th & 19th 1-3 PM Ron & Dawn's House 11401 Creek. Rd. S.E. Cumberland, MD 21502 RSVP: RLYTLE2017@GMAIL.COM 304-539-1650 Open House Flyer >
Join Nathan Richardson for A Tribute to Frederick Douglass February 11th, 2023 Washington College Decker Hall Theater The Bayside H.O.Y.A.S organization is proud to announce this years Frederick Douglass Acknowledgment Award recipients. This award is in recognition of community members or organizations for their contribution to empowering the African American community. This years recipients […]
