Background
III, Joseph Carvalho, was born on August 28, 1953 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jose Junior and Janine M. (Gagnon) C.
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This extensively researched and expanded volume chronicles the lives of African American individuals and families who lived in the area now known as Hampden County in western Massachusetts between the years 1650 and 1865. Author Joseph Carvalho III has relied on a wide variety of sources-including church records, ministers' journals, family papers, court records, newspapers, U.S. and Massachusetts census reports, military and pension records, city directories, and cemetery records-to piece together family relationships. As a result of this additional research, the revised edition includes noteworthy new material. This compilation of genealogical, biographical, and historical information not only brings these individuals to life but also provides the student of regional black history with a comprehensive view of the community at a pivotal time in history. Carvalho's first edition of Black Families in Hampden County created a model for grassroots-level studies of African-American life. His second edition has now significantly raised the bar for thorough and creative use of historical resources. -Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, Samford University Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research This new edition is a must for any serious student of African American History. Joe Carvalho's painstaking research into one county's journey from slavery to fighting for freedom is a must read and a fantastic reference. -Wayne E. Phaneuf, executive editor of The Republican and local historian . . . a rich and revealing portrait of the evolution of the African American community in a significant area of New England. -L. Mara Dodge, editor of Historical Journal of Massachusetts Winner of the 2012 Historical Journal of Massachusetts Editor's Choice Award
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III, Joseph Carvalho, was born on August 28, 1953 in Kinston, North Carolina, United States. Son of Jose Junior and Janine M. (Gagnon) C.
Bachelor, Westfield State University, Massachusetts, 1975. Master of Arts in History, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1977. Master in Library and Information Science, University Rhode Island, North Kingston, 1985.
Instructor Westfield (Massachusetts) State College, 1976. Director History Museum Connecticut Valley History Museum, Springfield, 1986-1994. President, executive director Springfield Library. and Museum Association, 1994—2010.
Owner manager Watershops Studio, since 2009. Manager, musician Eva Cappelli & The Watershops Band, since 2008. History consultant Valley History Research Services, since 2010.
Director Institute for Massachusetts Studies, Westfield State College, 1990. Board directors Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities, 2004-2010.
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Board directors Urban League Greater Springfield, 1992—2003. Vice president Indian Motorcycle Museum, Springfield, 1996-2007. Founder, board directors Springfield Business Improvement District, 1998—2009, board member, Development Springfield, since 2009, Govs Board Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts, since 2010.
Member National Genealogical Society (book review editor National Genealogical Society Quarterly 1987-1995, National award for advancing genealogical research publications 1996), American Association Museum, Academy Certified Archivists (certified archivist), Association Professional Genealogists (regional trustee 1992-1996), New England Museum Association.
Married Gayle Elizabeth Conklin, October 16, 1976. Children: Alyssa Gayle, Michael Armand.