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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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Dec 23, 2022
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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...

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...

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...

OCAAHS

Jun 1, 2022
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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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Jun 1, 2022
1 min

Commemorative Park Taking Shape!

Super exciting to share the construction photos of the park underway.

OCAAHS

May 31, 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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May 25, 2022
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Memories of Orange, Virginia with James Bruce Monroe III

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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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

OCAAHS

Feb 14, 2022
1 min

THE 2022 OCAAHS ANNUAL MEETING

Rebecca Gilmore Coleman was named Director Emeritus of the Orange County African American Historical Society at its annual membership...

OCAAHS

Dec 13, 2021
7 min

OCAAH Society Newsletter Fall 2021

FOURTH ANNUAL OCAAHS ECLIPSE AWARDS By Ellen Wessel OCAAHS launched the Eclipse Award program four years ago to honor those who have...

OCAAHS

Oct 30, 2021
1 min

2021 Eclipse Award Recipients

Our five distinguished honorees, in case you haven’t already heard, are: Mrs. Barbara Ann Johnson Pastor Frank Lewis, Sr. Mrs. Emily...

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
3 min

The Lewis Family of Freetown

My name is Ruth Lewis Smith and my grandfather was Chester Lewis. He was born into slavery around 1830 at Morton Plantation in Lahore....

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
2 min

The Jackson Family of Jacksontown

My name is Madlynn Anglin and my great grandfather was Allan Jackson. Allan Jackson was born in 1838 to Mary Golden, a house slave at...

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
2 min

The Monroe Family of Petersburg

My name is William R. Monroe and my father was James Harris Monroe, Sr and my mother and his family were from Madison County, Virginia....