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Virginia Historical Society Offering Free Workshop on New Slave Name Database

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA: 

Virginia Historical Society Offering Free Workshop on New Slave Name Database

February 21 Program in Alexandria Explores “Unknown No Longer” Database

During Black History Month, attend a free workshop in Alexandria to learn how to use Unknown No Longer: A Virginia Slave Name Database. This free database is the latest step by the Virginia Historical Society to increase access to its varied collections relating to Virginians of African descent. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 21, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at The Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum, 201 South Washington Street.

At this workshop, Dr. Lauranett Lee, Curator of African American History, and Paige Newman, Assistant Archivist, will highlight some of their research findings and provide tips on how to navigate the Unknown No Longer database.  This workshop is currently the only one offered in Northern Virginia. Reservations are required, and space is limited. Register online atwww.vahistorical.org/news/unlworkshop_registration.htm.

Thanks to a generous grant from Dominion Resources and the Dominion Foundation in 2011, the Virginia Historical Society launched an online resource called Unknown No Longer: A Database of Virginia Slave Names. This is the first database that examines various documents and plantation records across all of slaveholding Virginia with a focus on Virginians of African descent.

Since its founding in 1831, the VHS has collected unpublished manuscripts, a collection that now numbers more than 8 million processed items. Unknown No Longer is an example of both the VHS’s and Dominion’s commitment to using technology to increase access to historical collections and their dedication to reaching out to a diverse constituency.

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Historic Alexandria.

Funeral Arrangements for the Line of Duty Death of Alexandria Paramedic Joshua A. Weissman

Funeral Arrangements for the Line of Duty Death of Alexandria Paramedic Joshua A. Weissman
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WHEN: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012

WHERE: Alexandria, Virginia

WHO: Paramedic Joshua Weissman

WHAT: It is with great sadness that Alexandria Fire Chief Adam K. Thiel announced the death of Paramedic Joshua Weissman at 4:25pm on February 9. While responding to a car fire on Interstate 395 near Glebe Road on the evening of February 8, Paramedic Weissman fell from the roadway, where he suffered a severe head injury. He was rescued by City of Alexandria and Arlington County Firefighters and Paramedics, with assistance from the City of Alexandria and Arlington County Police Departments and the Virginia State Police. Despite valiant efforts by the medical team at the Washington Hospital Center, Paramedic Weissman’s injuries proved to be fatal. Funeral Arrangements for Alexandria Fire Department Paramedic Joshua Weissman are as follows:
Visitation
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home
1500 West Braddock Road
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (703) 998-9200
http://www.everlywheatleyfuneralhome.com

5:00pm to Midnight Visitation Funeral services with honors will be held
Thursday, February 16, 2012
1:00pm

Beth El Hebrew Congregation
3830 Seminary Road
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 370-9400
http://www.bethelhebrew.org Interment will follow at:

Ivy Hill Cemetery
2823 King Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22302-4012
Telephone: 703.549.7413

*Parking details will be provided at a later time. At the request of the Weissman family, condolences and donations may be sent to:

Joshua A. Weissman Memorial Fund
c/o Alexandria Firefighters, Inc - IAFF Local 2141
4600 Duke Street, Suite 429
Alexandria, VA 22304

Due to space limitations at the funeral home and Beth El Hebrew Congregation, seating is limited. The public is advised to dress appropriately for waiting in outdoor winter weather.