Free Lecture at the History Center on February 1, 2009

History Center features Dr. Curtis Jones

DR. CURTIS JONES TO DISCUSS EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN SETTLERS IN NORTHEAST INDIANA

Join us at the History Center on Sunday, February 1, at 2:00 pm, as Dr. Curtis Jones presents “They, Too, Came as Pioneers: Early African-American Settlers in Northeast Indiana.” This free lecture is part of the 2008 George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series, and is made possible with support from the Dunsire Family Foundation.

This presentation examines the historical research findings compiled by Ms. Edith Karene Moore. A family’s journey from about 1760 until 2009 is the subject of this effort. “What we are is what we were when” seems to describe the relative success of the families examined in this research effort. The Jones family is the primary focal point of this presentation.

Curtis Joseph Jones, Ph.D. was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up on a dairy farm in Byron Center, Michigan. He is Professor Emeritus at Grand Valley State University. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts from Western Michigan University, and a Doctor of Philosophy from Michigan State University.

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