The next program in the Virginia Heritage Resource Center's Mining the
Treasure House lecture series will take place at noon on Tuesday, 19
October, 2004 in the conference rooms adjacent to the lobby in the
Library of Virginia at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. The
speaker will be Matt Cushman, who has researched free African-American
barbers in Richmond during the early and mid-Nineteenth Century. His
illustrated talk, "Free Black Barbers in Antebellum Richmond: A Cut
Above the Rest', will explore the unique status held by these
individuals.
 
There is free underground parking for Library patrons, but please note
that space is limited. For more information on this and other progams
and services of the Library of Virginia please visit the Library's web
site at http://lva.lib.va.us <http://lva.lib.va.us/>  or call at
804-692-3592. 
 
Minor T. Weisiger
Archives Research Services Coordinator
The Library of Virginia
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804-692-3538
 
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