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Monumental A.M.E. Church
From Trina Roach-Raschke, May 25, 2006
Although I am finding this letter a bit late, I was quite happy
to see this reference to my
family s home church on the site.
Monumental was the church of my childhood; my
grandfather Beauregard Roach - served as a deacon
for many years, and we attended regularly until my
immediate family moved closer to Philadelphia in
1967. Even now, though, members of my family
pilgrim back to Steelton both to attend special
services (for example: my aunt, Joyce Roach Bradshaw,
hosted this year s Woman s Day program) or to visit
relatives. We also make a practice of regularly
visiting those interred at W.H. Day Cemetery on
Lincoln Street (where my grandfather also lived for
many years, by the way).
I will continue looking through the letters and
relishing the richness of the information I find on
this site about African-Americans in the
Harrisburg/Steelton area. (I grew up on N. 15th Street
in Harrisburg and attended Downey Elementary School in
the mid-60 s).
Trina Roach-Raschke
Erkelenz, Germany