Bah, Char McCargo
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Char McCargo Bah Alexandria African American Community photographs
File
Identifier: ABFR-23-002
Scope and Contents
Digital surrogates of photographs of the African American community in Alexandria, Virginia that were collected by Char McCargo Bah. Bah is a celebrated genealogist, author, and native Alexandrian who has been researching and writing about the Alexandria African American community since 1981. Bah served as Honorary Co-Chair of the first Alexandria Black Family Reunion in 2023
Dates:
Digitized: Digital surrogates created in 2023; 1937-2005, and undated
Gaines-Hodge Family Bible (MS414)
Collection — Box: 01
Identifier: MS414
Content Description
Family history records and vital statistics documented within a 19th century illustrated Bible, published in 1884 by A.J. Holman and Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Four pages of genealogical family records are included in the volume, located in between the text of the Old and New Testaments. These pages include a marriage certificate as well as records of births, marriages, and deaths in the Gaines-Hodge family. This volume includes several introductory texts preceding the text...
Dates:
c.1884