A Historic African American Community in the town of Easton.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

First Hand Account


It seems like it's been 100 years since we heard rumors of the possibility of having access to these journals.  A much anticipated collection of daily life in Talbot County.  But ... the wait was well worth it.  Thanks to Jim Dawson, the Willis family and everyone else involved in putting this wonderful history lesson in print.  There is something to be learned by everyone.
You can find this 550+ page book at the Newscenter and I'm sure at Jim's store - Unicorn Bookshop in Trappe.  The best part - it's only $30 !!

Sunday, April 12, 2015

The Early Census records

Creating the foundation of the facts to build from:

1791 Easton              212 All African Americans
1800 Easton *area    150 Free African Americans        39 Free African American Households
1810                          No data available
1820 Easton              228 Free African Americans        46 Free African American Households
1830 Easton *area    273 Free African Americans        62 Free African American Households
1850 Easton              277 Free African Americans        78 Free African American Households

*area = estimated town boundaries