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DESCRIPTION:Join local researcher and Syphax family genealogist Steve Hammo
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: The Alexandria Story of the Syphax Family on Nov 
 19\, 2020
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CATEGORIES:Apothecary Museum,Gadsby's Tavern,Lecture,Museums
DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c
 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=33399\n\nJoin local researcher 
 and Syphax family genealogist Steve Hammond for a lecture on November 19th
  via Zoom at 7p.m. \n\nAlexandria's location has impacted the people who h
 ave lived and worked here through the centuries. Steve Hammond will share 
 his Syphax family legacy and how it connects with Alexandria. His research
  is a compelling story of challenge and discovery.  Working to find the Af
 rican American roots of the prominent Syphax family\, he forged working re
 lationships with scholars across the nation. Through his work\, Mount Vern
 on\, Carlyle House\, Arlington House\, and the White House Historical Asso
 ciation as well as  Historic Alexandria's own Gadsby's Tavern Museum and t
 he Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum have been able to tell a more comp
 lete story of Alexandria and the nation.\n\nSteve Hammond is retired from 
 the United States Department of Interior after many years of service as an
  earth scientist. A genealogist and family historian\, Hammond has spent d
 ecades researching\, writing\, and lecturing about the Syphax Family and t
 heir place in Virginia history. Nancy Syphax\, once enslaved by tavern kee
 per John Gadsby\, is Mr. Hammond's third great-grandmother.\nThe lecture i
 s sponsored by the Office of Historic Alexandria.\n\nGuests will receive a
 n email with the Zoom meeting link\, Meeting ID\, and password the day pri
 or to the event. Ticket sales will close at 4 p.m. on the day of the event
 . \n\nLocation:  Virtual Only\nFees: $6 per link\nAudience: Anyone may att
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 rt this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iC
 al.aspx?id=1&si=33399\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRegister here.\nhttps://alexand
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