When? Saturday, April 6, 2013 9:30 am—4 pm Where? Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop Laurel, MD 20708-4027 301-497-5580 http://patuxent.fws.gov What? The Long Road Ahead - Benevolent Societies' Role in the Empowerment of the Black Community after Emancipation Registration Fee: Prince Georges County History Consortium Rate = $30 Non-consortium site = $40 9:30 am Registration & morning refreshments 10:00 am Welcome, Mary Jurkiewicz, President, Prince George’s County History Consortium 10:15 am Rosenwald Schools Susan Pearl 11:15 am Freedmen’s Bureau Reginald Washington 12:15 pm Lunch break and self tour of visitor center 1:30 pm Women’s Labor Organizations and Their Impact on Citizenship Participation and Politics Dr. Sharon Harley 2:30 pm Discovering the Colbert Family—Archeology of a 19th to 20th Century African American Site—Colt’s Neck in Prince George’s County Jennifer Stabler Schedule More information: Mary Jurkiewicz, 301-377-7818, or mary.jurkiewicz@pgparks.com Pam Williams, 301-809-3089, or pwilliams@cityofbowie.org |