Series: AAHA Virtual Genealogy & Local History

Date: October 25, 2022

Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Topic: The Enslaved at Oakley

Speaker: Joseph Roby is a genealogist and member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has always felt connected to Virginia, especially Northern Virginia, because of childhood visits to his paternal grandparents’ home in Bluemont. Joseph’s interest in history and genealogy began when he was introduced to Ida Dulany’s Civil War journal as a child. He is currently working on a major research project entitled "Enslaved at Oakley & Beyond." The goals of the project are to give a voice to the people held in bondage by his Dulany ancestors in Fauquier County, Virginia, as well as to find ancestors and living descendants of Oakley’s enslaved community. In his spare time, Joseph enjoys Star Wars, baseball, and spending time with his family and cat named Bella.

Host: AAHA’s Community Outreach Coordinator Christine Taylor Lewis. Christine is a daughter of Fauquier County spending much of her youth in Warrenton’s Haiti community and is a graduate of William C. Taylor High School and the University of Detroit.

A recording of the event can be viewed here.

Source Links for this event:
US Black Heritage Project (wikitree.com)
Too Many Ancestors, Too Little Time – Finding time to research and write about my ancestors
Finding the Enslaved Laborers at UVA

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