This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Negro Welcome and a Good Heart in a Cookbook Tale
Ruth Gaskins, aided by Elsa Rosenthal, documented traditional Negro cooking in A Good Heart and a Light Hand. The project grew from curiosity about a Alexandria kitchen into a self-published collection, with 8,000 copies printed and charity proceeds donated to Hopkins House in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise Emery
Alexandria
Ruth Gaskins
Elsa Rosenthal
Miss Gaskins
Mrs. Rosenthal
Long Beach
Elsa
Butti
U.S. Patent Office
Simon and Schuster