"A Rich Legacy: The History of My Enslaved Ancestors”
"A Rich Legacy: The History of My Enslaved Ancestors”
On Tuesday, February 21 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, Ruth D. Hunt will highlight the life and contributions of her enslaved 2nd Great Grandparents who were born in Southwest Virginia in 1834 and 1836. She will demonstrate how she tirelessly pieced together and documented the story of their lives. and explain how she was able to confirm oral history with verifiable legal documentation. She will also touch on her ancestors’ slaveholder and other relations, including Cherokee heritage.
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Ruth D. Hunt is very passionate about Genealogy. She has been researching her family lineage for over 40 years and has traced several branches of her family tree to the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s. Through research and family interviews, she has established and created slave narratives for her 2nd great-grandparents from Southwest, Virginia. Ms. Hunt’s greatest find was miraculously, locating her long-lost WWII half-brother in England, long before the popularity of DNA matching and cell phones. Ms. Hunt is in the process of writing a book "The Scent of My Father" which describes the process of finding her brother Barry Hunt. Ms. Hunt was acknowledged by The Department of Defense for her personal and tireless devotion to the State of New York's Veterans. She created and established monthly genealogy workshops at the NYC VA Hospital from 2017 until the Covid shutdown. Ms. Hunt is a proud member of one of the oldest and prestigious genealogical societies in the country: Daughters of the American Revolution among many other societies. Ms. Hunt is a public relations, special event, and conference consultant. She provides presentations and workshops via zoom. For more information: www.RuthDHunt.com.
Lecture: “I am honored and proud to paint the picture of my enslaved ancestors and privileged to serve as a scribe to tell their stories”
My talk will highlight the life and contributions of my enslaved 2nd Great Grandparents, Richard Lewis, and his wife Elizabeth Seldon-Lewis, who were born in Southwest Virginia in 1834 and 1836. I will demonstrate how I tirelessly pieced together and documented the story of their lives. I will explain how I was able to confirm oral history with verifiable legal documentation. How I successfully located my great-grandparents' slaveholder, William F. Clark, who was the son of a Scottish immigrant, Peter Clark. Richard’s mother Hanna Lewis was Cherokee and part of a Native American community in Mahanaim, VA. Richard Lewis and his family survived slavery to become landowners, successful farmers, and respected pillars of their Glade Springs Washington County community.
