Striking the Balance: Challenges interpreting free Black Communities with Guy Weston

Striking the Balance: Challenges interpreting free Black communities with Guy Weston.

 In this episode, we will discuss the importance of acknowledging Black achievement in a discipline that is frequently dominated by loss and suffering. 

Guy’s current work encompasses research and public history initiatives to raise the profile of Timbuctoo, NJ, where his fourth great grandfather purchased land in 1829. These have included interpretive signage in Timbuctoo, coordination of a curriculum development project in collaboration with local teachers, and preservation efforts for the Timbuctoo cemetery, where the oldest gravestone is dated 1847. He currently serves as Managing Director of the Timbuctoo Historical Society and is a Visiting Scholar at Rutgers University and. He has contributed articles about his research to Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) Journal, AAHGS News, National Genealogical Society Magazine, and New Jersey Studies. He maintains a website at www.timbuctoonj.com.


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