A CENTURY STRONG
Celebrating Black History Then, Now, and Always
The Sesquicentennial Edition-A Library-Led Prairie View A&M University
Genealogy and Pedigree Research Journey, 1876–2026
Date: Monday, February 9, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: John B. Coleman Library
Room 127D – First Floor
Featured Speaker
Ms. Kimberly M. Gay
Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian II
Join us for an engaging exploration of Black history, family lineage, and institutional legacy through library-led genealogy and pedigree research. This Sesquicentennial program highlights Prairie View A&M University’s enduring role in preserving memory, history, and community from 1876 to 2026. Examining the Genealogy History of Prairie View A&M University. Come to this interactive hands-on presentation about library researching for the genealogy story of Prairie View A&M University from the enslaved of the Alta Vista Plantation to General “Master” Kirby to the pedigree history of the Principals and Presidents and the Unknown ‘Eight’. This evidence-based live session will Explore, Engage and Excite your creativity to looking at the United States Census Records, National Archives and Records Administration, Texas State Historical Association, birth and death certificates, deed and slave records, Slave Schedules, 1700 and 1800 maps of Waller and Austin County and much, much, much more
Reception following presentation
Open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community.