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Grand Council, Independent Order of St. Luke, Meets in Suffolk (1897)

  • Posted on October 7, 2020October 9, 2020

Mrs. Ethel A. Cohoon Nevels

  • Posted on September 23, 2020October 9, 2020

Tropical Storm Isaias Update: Views of Oak Lawn

  • Posted on August 8, 2020August 11, 2020

Oak Lawn Cemetery, Historical Marker

  • Posted on November 5, 2019October 12, 2020

Protected: Memorial Day, 2019

  • Posted on May 27, 2019September 3, 2020

Duke Magazine (Winter 2018): Alumna takes care of sacred spaces

  • Posted on February 26, 2019June 11, 2020

African American Images of Suffolk: In an African American neighborhood, ca. 1925

  • Posted on August 13, 2016August 19, 2020

Recovering and Preserving African American Cemeteries – National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation Leadership Forum

  • Posted on June 2, 2016July 22, 2020

African American Images of Suffolk: First Baptist Church – Mahan (org. 1866)

  • Posted on October 13, 2015August 19, 2020

Visiting Cedar Hill Cemetery (1802)

  • Posted on February 4, 2015June 9, 2020

Meeting up with Margaret Wynn

  • Posted on July 9, 2014June 11, 2020

Meeting descendant Margaret Wynn

  • Posted on June 11, 2014June 11, 2020
  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on July 13, 2020July 22, 2020
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Oak Lawn Cemetery Mapping Project begins…

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on October 20, 2020October 21, 2020

WWI Veteran Allen Boston Bryant (1896-1973)

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  • Posted on October 19, 2020
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African American Images of Suffolk: Nansemond County Training School (Rosenwald)

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

Finding Mr. Bobbitt

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  • Posted on October 9, 2020
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African American Images of Suffolk: Canaan Baptist Church, est. 1875

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on September 6, 2020October 13, 2020

Protected: Oak Lawn Cemetery database

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on September 5, 2020October 9, 2020

Views of Oak Lawn Cemetery, September 4, 2020

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  • Posted on August 26, 2020
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Exploring hidden African American history…

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on August 16, 2020September 6, 2020

Protected: Mrs. Shepherd and the Nat Turner Rebellion of 1831

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  • Posted on August 12, 2020August 19, 2020
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African American Images of Suffolk: Mount Ararat Christian Church, ca. 1866

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  • by Nadia K. Orton
  • Posted on August 11, 2020September 6, 2020

Protected: The Death of Mr. Fisher

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African American Images of Suffolk

African American Images of Suffolk: Nansemond County Training School (Rosenwald)

African American Images of Suffolk: Canaan Baptist Church, est. 1875

Exploring hidden African American history…

African American Images of Suffolk: Mount Ararat Christian Church, ca. 1866

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Protected: The Obituary of Mrs. Gaines

African American Images of Suffolk: Gethsemane Baptist Church, ca. 1875

Tropical Storm Isaias Update: Views of Oak Lawn

African American Images of Suffolk: Students and staff of the Nansemond Collegiate Institute, ca. 1907

African American Images of Suffolk: Two Americas (ca. 1922)

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Protected: Memorial Day at Oak Lawn, 2020

African American Images of Suffolk: Mount Sinai Baptist Church

Mineral Springs Baptist Church, Whaleyville

Oak Lawn Cemetery, Historical Marker

Protected: Memorial Day, 2019

Memorial Day, 2018: Three generations…

African American Images of Suffolk: In an African American neighborhood, ca. 1925

African American Images of Suffolk: First Baptist Church – Mahan (org. 1866)

African American Images of Suffolk: Corinth Chapel United Church of Christ, est. 1868

Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Cemetery

Nansemond Collegiate Institute (1890)

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Suffolk, VA 23434
(804) 617-6981
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Recent Posts

  • WWI Veteran Allen Boston Bryant (1896-1973)

    October 20, 2020

  • African American Images of Suffolk: Nansemond County Training School (Rosenwald)

    October 19, 2020

  • Finding Mr. Bobbitt

    October 15, 2020

  • African American Images of Suffolk: Canaan Baptist Church, est. 1875

    October 9, 2020

  • Grand Council, Independent Order of St. Luke, Meets in Suffolk (1897)

    October 7, 2020

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