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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 1
- 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
- 1 min
Commemorative Park Taking Shape!
Super exciting to share the construction photos of the park underway.
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OCAAHS
- Jun 1
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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OCAAHS
- Feb 14
- 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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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....
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OCAAHS
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Jones Family of Tibbstown
My name is Deacon Prince Jones and my grandfather was Gilliard Jones. My grandfather came up from North Carolina with his brother while...
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OCAAHS
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Mickey, White, and Long Families of Shady Grove
My name is George Long and my great grandfather was John Mickey. My great grandfather lived in a log cabin just on the other side of...
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OCAAHS
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Thurston Family of Rhoadesville
My name is Joan Gaither Graves and my great, great grandfather was Ruben Brooks. From family history, Rhoadesville was their home and...
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OCAAHS
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
The East Family of Orange
My name is Margaret East Ware and my grandfather was Thomas East. My grandfather lived in Gordonsville. I do not know very much about him...
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