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Amjambo Africa! (October 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue...

Calling 911 ..............................Page 3

Ethiopian New Year .......Pages 8 & 9

Kang’omawe School.............Page 11

Traveling by Bus ...................Page 11

Empower the Immigrant Woman..........Page 12

November Elections.............Page 13

Microbusiness Fikiria ...........Page 15

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Amjambo Africa! (September 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue... Eid Al-Adha .......................... Page 2

Results Conference ................Page 2

Host Community....................Page 3

World Refugee Day................Page 8

National Night Out ................Page 9

November Elections.............Page 13

Arabic Summer School ........Page 15

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Amjambo Africa! (August 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue...

Rwanda Bean Coffee ............ Page 7

Congolese Celebration..........Page 8

Cape Verde Celebration........Page 9

South Sudanese Celebration Page 10

Service Listings - Cut Out & Keep! .....................................Page 13/14

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Amjambo Africa! (July 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

In This Issue...

Profile: Angela Okafor........ Page 10

Know Your Rights ................Page 12

Families Separated at the Southern Border...............Page 12

Amjambo Africa! (June 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.

Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.

Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.

Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …

Amjambo Africa! (May 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.

Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.

Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.

Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …

Amjambo Africa! (April 2018), Kathreen Harrison

Amjambo Africa!

Welcome to Amjambo Africa! Welcome to Amjambo Africa! We are Maine’s free newspaper for and about New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Amjambo Africa! is here to help New Mainers thrive and to help Maine welcome and benefit from our new neighbors.

Amjambo Africa! will serve as a conduit of information for newcomers as they navigate life in Maine.

Amjambo Africa! will include background articles about Africa so those from Maine can understand why newcomers have arrived here.

Amjambo Africa! will profile successful New Mainers from Sub-Saharan Africa in order to give hope to those newly arrived as well as make …

0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Carrie Eldridge is a genealogical researcher in Chesapeake, Ohio. This collection contains photocopies of many county record books of the Appalachian areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, ranging from the American Revolution until the early twentieth century. It also contains her personal research files on topics related to slavery and the Underground Railroad in Ohio and West Virginia as well as local history topics such as church and family histories.

0418: Whittaker-Glanville Family Papers, 1856-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Papers consist primarily of diaries, newspaper clippings, correspondence, genealogies and photographs of five families: the Glanville-Carter families of St. Louis, Mo.; the Whittakers of Preble County, Ohio; Dorothy Whittaker Atkins of Huntington, West Virginia.; and the Heacocks of Bucks County, Penna.

A significant part of the collection are the diaries of Annie Heacock, a teacher at the Penn School for freed slaves in Beaufort, South Carolina, 1864-1869. Other diaries include the Civil War diary of John Whittaker, a surgeon in the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Whittaker-Glanville …

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

Uniform Burial Contract, War Department, E. B. Gregory

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Contract: Informal Invitation, Bid and Acceptance (Negotiated Contract), Informal invitation from E. B. Gregory, Major General, The Quartermaster General, Army Air Field Jacksonville, Florida, for caskets and funeral services that meet quality specifications; Date: June 9, 1943

Florida Tax Information Association, Inc.- Mrs. R. H. Walker, July 3, 1941, Florida Tax Information Association, Inc.

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Non-profit, Non-partisan, non-political Florida Tax Information Association Incorporated, Jacksonville, Florida, encouraging attendance for public hearings regarding the Duval County 1941-42 Budget; Date: July 3, 1941

Burial Permit: Frazier, Rosa Lee Bailey, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Rosa Lee Bailey Frazier, age not known. Undertaker: R H Walker (Holmes F.D.)

L. E. Hakes- Holmes Funeral Directors, July 28, 1939, L. E. Hakes

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Correspondence: Letter containing an ordinance proposal from Lynn E. Hakes, Councilman, 18th Ward, Jacksonville, Florida, regarding funeral processions. Typed on City of Jacksonville Legislative Department Letterhead. Date: July 28, 1939

Burial Permit: Small, Willie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Willie Small, age 4. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Brown, Richard, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Richard Brown, age 6 months. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Martin, Jannie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Jannie Martin, age 59. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Gillard, Willie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Willie Gillard, age 56. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Mckenzie, Ulysses, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Ulysses McKenzie, age 50. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Jones, Wade, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Wade Jones, age 69. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Freeman, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Frank Freeman, stillborn. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Jackson, Lula, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Lula Jackson, age 50. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Hill, Hettie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Hettie Hill, age 62. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Brown, Edward Lee, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Edward Lee Brown, age not known. Undertaker: Carter's Funeral Home

Burial Permit: Buchannan, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Tommy Buchannan, stillborn. Undertaker: J E Whittington

Burial Permit: Dennis, Frankie Lee, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Frankie Lee Dennis, age 31. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Boston, Anthony Weldon, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Anthony Weldon, age 1 month. Undertaker: J E Whittington

Burial Permit: Carr, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Balem Carr & Wife (WF), stillborn. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Estimate, B. B. Bailey- Rosa H. Walker, B. B. Bailey

Holmes Funeral Home Bills and Correspondence, 1923-1943

Document: Estimate/Job bid stating agreement outlining the cost, work, labor, and supplies to recondition 621 W. State Street; Date: February 1, 1939

Removal Permit: Nelson, Jennie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Jennie Nelson, age 66. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker