May 14: Makemie

1908—On May 14, a handsome monument was erected to Makemie's mem­ory, at Makemie Park, Accomac County, Va. On this occasion Dr. Henry vanDyke, famous Presbyterian preacher and author, wrote the following…

April 13: Rev. David Laney [1808-1894]

Lucy Craft Laney is widely recognized as Georgia's most famous female African American educator. Founder and principal of the Haines Institute for fifty years (1883-1933), she was born on April…

December 28: Alexander John forsyth

Alexander John Forsyth (28 December 1768 – 11 June 1843) was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman who invented the percussion ignition.[1] Gunsmiths like Joseph Manton invented more reliable forms of ignition, like the tube lock in 1814. The…