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Home My Public Portal AboutTOL NR 2021-05-20 Virtual Class to Highlight African American Genealogy Town of Leesburg News Release For Immediate Release May 20, 2021 Media Contact: Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer lkosin@leesburgva.gov  703-771-2781 Virtual Class to Highlight African American Genealogy Leesburg, VA (May 20, 2021) – Steve Hammond and Lori Kimball will teach “Researching African American Genealogy” on Thursday, June 3 at 10 a.m. EDT. In the two hour virtual class, offered by Thomas Balch Library, Hammond and Kimball will be using case studies and examples from their research. Hammond will share his efforts to make the field more relatable and relevant to the public at large and Kimball will discuss resources available. Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 703-737-7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online. Steve Hammond is a 7th generation member of the Syphax family of Washington, DC: a line moved by force to New Orleans and then by choice to Denver. Lori Kimball is a member of the Black History Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, co-researcher of the Enslaved Community of President James Monroe, and researcher of the enslaved community at Oatlands. # # #