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African American History in Frederick County, MD – Belva’s Museum Artifacts

Belva King, a Frederick County resident and local historian, began to compile newsletters about Afrian American history in Frederick County over 13 years ago. These newsletters include reprinted articles from the Frederick News Post and information sent from community members. 

The newsletters have been compiled into seven volumes, containing over 2,000 pages of information. These newsletters have been shared with permission from Belva King.

Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 1: The Early YearsBelva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 2, Part 1: The Early Years Cont. to December 2015Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 2, Part 2: The Early Years Cont. to December 2015Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 2, Part 3: The Early Years Cont. to December 2015Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 3, Part 1: January 2016 to December 2017Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 3, Part 2: January 2016 to December 2017Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 3, Part 3: January 2016 to December 2017Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 3, Part 4: January 2016 to December 2017Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 4, Part 1: January 2018 to December 2018Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 4, Part 2: January 2018 to December 2018Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 4, Part 3: January 2018 to December 2018
Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 5, Part 1: January 2019 to December 2019Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 5, Part 2: January 2019 to December 2019Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 5, Part 3: January 2019 to December 2019Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 6, Part 1: January 2020 to December 2020Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 6, Part 2: January 2020 to December 2020Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 6, Part 3: January 2020 to December 2020Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 6, Part 4: January 2020 to December 2020Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 7, Part 1: January 2021 to August 2022Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 7, Part 2: January 2021 to August 2022Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 7, Part 3: January 2021 to August 2022Belva's Museum Artifacts - Volume 7, Part 4: January 2021 to August 2022
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