SOFAFEA's 2023 Conference

The much-anticipated Society of the First African Families of English America’s 2023 Conference has been announced and the host city is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, centrally located and an easy commute from the north, the south and points westward. Because of the high profile nature of the conference and its attendees, tickets are limited. More...

Joint Resolution to Redesignate Arlington House as a National Historic Site

Arlington House is located in northern Virginia on a hill overlooking the nation's capital. The mansion was constructed by George Washington Parke Custis on an 1,100-acre plantation between 1802-1818 to honor the first president of the United States, George Washington, who also was Custis' step grandfather. The construction was done by some of the nearly 5-dozen enslaved people inherited by Custis from Martha Washington's dowery and brought from Mount Vernon. More...