Tag Archives: History

What I Learned About Juneteenth

19 Jun

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Being from Virginia and living in Washington, DC for almost 7 years, I [...]

38 Years Ago: Calvin P. Allmond

31 May

38 Years Ago: Calvin P. Allmond

A few days ago I was looking at my RSS feeds in Google Reader. I have feeds for local news, tech news, blogs and so on. I have one particular feed that consists of search results for the name “Allmond” in recent news so I can post tidbits on my Allmond Family Online website. I [...]