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Portraying Bravery Portrait Contest
Deadline for Receipt of Entries: Thursday, June 1, 2023 | 5PM (Must be delivered to The Arts Center in Orange: 129 E. Main Street,...
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OCAAHS
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Orange County Public Schools Collaboration
In celebration of Black History Month, we honor the journey of African American students, teachers and staff members in Orange County....
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OCAAHS
- Feb 23
- 3 min
2022 Eclipse Award Recipients
Rebecca Gilmore Coleman sparked James Madison’s Montpelier’s deep engagement with Orange’s African American community in 1999 when she...
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OCAAHS
- Feb 13
- 1 min
OCAAHS Annual Meeting, February 12, 2023, at The Arts Center in Orange
OCAAHS held its annual membership meeting and public program on Sunday, February 12, hosted by OCAAHS President James Bruce Monroe, III....
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OCAAHS
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Edward S. Washington - August 21, 1891 – February 21, 1969
This article was submitted by James “Bruce” Monroe, the son of Sara Washington Monroe, the sixth child of Mr. Washington and grandson of...
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OCAAHS
- Dec 23, 2022
- 8 min
Annual Newsletter 2022
Fifth Annual OCAAHS Eclipse Awards OCAAHS launched the Eclipse Award program five years ago to honor those who have consistently gone...
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OCAAHS
- Jul 29, 2022
- 2 min
New OCAAHS Logo Unveiled
ORANGE COUNTY AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY UNVEILS NEW LOGO INSPIRED BY WINNING ENTRY IN OCPS STUDENT DESIGN CONTEST The tree...
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OCAAHS
- Jun 19, 2022
- 2 min
Juneteeth 2022 Virtual Programs
June 1 “Juneteenth: A Homecoming Celebration” This panel will focus on the meaning of Juneteenth, its role as an Independence day, how...
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OCAAHS
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
History Quest Meets Right the Record Interview with Mary T Freeman, Lois Goodall and Judy Peterson
These women plus Charlotte Cole who could not be present for the interview constitute the dynamic team putting together the LIVE 2022...
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OCAAHS
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Commemorative Park Taking Shape!
Super exciting to share the construction photos of the park underway.
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OCAAHS
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
History Quest Meets Right the Record Zann Nelson Interview with Rev. James McIntosh and Bethany Sull
Jim McIntosh shares a portion of his personal and ancestral stories and discusses with Bethany Sullivan, director of the James Madison...
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OCAAHS
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
History Quest Meets Right the Record with Zann Nelson, What is OCAAHS?
History Quest Meets Right the Record with Zann Nelson What is OCAAHS? Interview with Rebecca Coleman, Darryle Crump and Bruce Monroe...
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OCAAHS
- Mar 30, 2022
- 4 min
1842 Orange County, VA: Four women on divergent paths
written by Zann Nelson Part One First was Lucy Quarles, born to freedom as a white woman in Louisa County and by 1836 had become a widow...
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OCAAHS
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Edna Lewis and the Lewis Family of Orange
In Honor of Women's History Month 2022, OCAAHS wanted to pay tribute to Edna Lewis and the Lewis family. Below is an amazing obit...
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OCAAHS
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Nannie Helen Burroughs: A Woman Far Ahead of her Time
Who knew that one of the very first nationally acclaimed advocates for the advancement of women’s rights and the improvement for all...
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OCAAHS
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
Honoring the Memory of Captain Andrew Maples, Jr., Orange County’s Tuskegee Airman
Article adopted from February 2022 Orange County newsletter INSIGHT.” | Jayson Woods, Communications Specialist for County of Orange,...
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OCAAHS
- Feb 17, 2022
- 1 min
Groundbreaking Church Street Project February 14, 2022
Town of Orange breaks ground on new park WVIR, Isabel Cleary ORANGE, Va. (WVIR) - The Town of Orange is getting a new park. A crowd...
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