Do You Know Me? Postcard Collection

Authors

Rachel Williams
Mary Culler

Files

Description

The Commonwealth Monument Project and Digital Harrisburg Initiative sought to find the descendants of 100 African American men and women of the Commonwealth Monument using these “Harvesting Harrisburg History” postcards that featured their names, addresses, birthyear and birthplace, occupations, and family members.

Publication Date

2019

Document Type

Postcard

Keywords

Commonwealth Monument Project, Eighth Ward, Digital Harrisburg, 100 Voices, African Americans, Geneology, Harrisburg, Center for Public Humanities, A Gathering at the Crossroads

Disciplines

African American Studies | Genealogy | History | United States History

Comments

This item was developed and published in collaboration with the IIPT-Commonwealth Monument Project (2018-2020), with support and funding from Messiah University's Center for Public Humanities and the Council of Independent College's Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant Program.

Recommended Citation

Williams, Rachel and Culler, Mary, "Do You Know Me? Postcard Collection" (2019). One Hundred Voices . 2.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/onehundredvoices/2