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OCAAHS LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

OCAAHS LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

JUNETEENTH "Faith To Freedom" Celebration

OCAAHS

Jun 25
3 min

JUNETEENTH "Faith To Freedom" Celebration

Upcoming JUNETEENTH "Faith To Freedom"

OCAAHS

Jun 4
1 min

Upcoming JUNETEENTH "Faith To Freedom"

Thank You to Our 2023 Juneteenth Sponsors

Deborah Newman

May 17
0 min

Thank You to Our 2023 Juneteenth Sponsors

OCAAHS Presentation at Bethel Baptist Church

OCAAHS

Apr 12
1 min

OCAAHS Presentation at Bethel Baptist Church

OCAAHS TalkSacred Sites in Orange: Church and Home Place Burial Sites

OCAAHS

Mar 30
1 min

OCAAHS TalkSacred Sites in Orange: Church and Home Place Burial Sites

OCAAHS Board Member Jo-Ann Brock reads to 4th graders about Chef Edna Lewis

OCAAHS

Feb 10
1 min

OCAAHS Board Member Jo-Ann Brock reads to 4th graders about Chef Edna Lewis

Capitalism Takes Root: Former Slaves Adapt To The Free Market

OCAAHS

Dec 15, 2023
4 min

Capitalism Takes Root: Former Slaves Adapt To The Free Market

A Tribute to Mr. George Long

OCAAHS

Dec 1, 2023
1 min

A Tribute to Mr. George Long

2023 Eclipse Awards

OCAAHS

Oct 29, 2023
1 min

2023 Eclipse Awards

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Gloria Johnson Gilmore

OCAAHS

Oct 9, 2023
2 min

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Gloria Johnson Gilmore

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Sakhile “Solo” Mthethwa

OCAAHS

Oct 8, 2023
1 min

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Sakhile “Solo” Mthethwa

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Jesse Magruder

OCAAHS

Oct 8, 2023
1 min

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Jesse Magruder

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Ernestine Reid

OCAAHS

Oct 8, 2023
1 min

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Ernestine Reid

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Juliet Daniel

OCAAHS

Oct 5, 2023
1 min

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Juliet Daniel

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Mary F. Minkoff

OCAAHS

Oct 2, 2023
1 min

Introducing 2023 Eclipse Award Honoree Mary F. Minkoff

OCAAHS Board Goes on Field Trip to Historic Germanna

OCAAHS

Jul 20, 2023
1 min

OCAAHS Board Goes on Field Trip to Historic Germanna

June 29 - Stories in Our Art: A Discussion About the Importance of Arts for Sharing Ideas of Freedom

OCAAHS

Jul 13, 2023
2 min

June 29 - Stories in Our Art: A Discussion About the Importance of Arts for Sharing Ideas of Freedom

June 22 - Stories From Our Congregation

OCAAHS

Jun 29, 2023
2 min

June 22 - Stories From Our Congregation

Juneteenth 2023 in Photos

OCAAHS

Jun 23, 2023
1 min

Juneteenth 2023 in Photos

June 15 - Stories from Our Community

OCAAHS

Jun 21, 2023
4 min

June 15 - Stories from Our Community

June 8 - Stories from Our Grandmothers

Deborah Newman

Jun 15, 2023
4 min

June 8 - Stories from Our Grandmothers

June 1 - Stories from Our Land, Juneteenth Virtual Event

OCAAHS

Jun 5, 2023
2 min

June 1 - Stories from Our Land, Juneteenth Virtual Event

Portraying Bravery Portrait Contest

OCAAHS

May 10, 2023
1 min

Portraying Bravery Portrait Contest

Orange County Public Schools Collaboration

OCAAHS

Mar 1, 2023
1 min

Orange County Public Schools Collaboration

2022 Eclipse Award Recipients

OCAAHS

Feb 23, 2023
3 min

2022 Eclipse Award Recipients

2022 Eclipse Award Recipients Videos

OCAAHS

Feb 22, 2023
1 min

2022 Eclipse Award Recipients Videos

OCAAHS Annual Meeting, February 12, 2023, at The Arts Center in Orange

OCAAHS

Feb 13, 2023
1 min

OCAAHS Annual Meeting, February 12, 2023, at The Arts Center in Orange

Edward S. Washington - August 21, 1891 – February 21, 1969

OCAAHS

Feb 6, 2023
3 min

Edward S. Washington - August 21, 1891 – February 21, 1969

Annual Newsletter 2022

OCAAHS

Dec 23, 2022
8 min

Annual Newsletter 2022

OCAAHS

Jul 29, 2022
2 min

New OCAAHS Logo Unveiled

Juneteeth 2022 Virtual Programs

OCAAHS

Jun 19, 2022
2 min

Juneteeth 2022 Virtual Programs

Juneteenth 2022 Celebration and Park Opening

OCAAHS

Jun 19, 2022
0 min

Juneteenth 2022 Celebration and Park Opening

History Quest Meets Right the Record Interview with Mary T Freeman, Lois Goodall and Judy Peterson

OCAAHS

Jun 1, 2022
1 min

History Quest Meets Right the Record Interview with Mary T Freeman, Lois Goodall and Judy Peterson

Commemorative Park Taking Shape!

OCAAHS

Jun 1, 2022
1 min

Commemorative Park Taking Shape!

History Quest Meets Right the Record Zann Nelson Interview with Rev. James McIntosh and Bethany Sull

OCAAHS

Jun 1, 2022
1 min

History Quest Meets Right the Record Zann Nelson Interview with Rev. James McIntosh and Bethany Sull

Memories of Orange, Virginia with James Bruce Monroe III

OCAAHS

May 25, 2022
0 min

Memories of Orange, Virginia with James Bruce Monroe III

History Quest Meets Right the Record with Zann Nelson, What is OCAAHS?

OCAAHS

May 23, 2022
1 min

History Quest Meets Right the Record with Zann Nelson, What is OCAAHS?

1842 Orange County, VA: Four women on divergent paths

OCAAHS

Mar 30, 2022
4 min

1842 Orange County, VA: Four women on divergent paths

Edna Lewis and the Lewis Family of Orange

OCAAHS

Mar 25, 2022
1 min

Edna Lewis and the Lewis Family of Orange

Nannie Helen Burroughs: A Woman Far Ahead of her Time

OCAAHS

Mar 18, 2022
2 min

Nannie Helen Burroughs: A Woman Far Ahead of her Time

Honoring the Memory of Captain Andrew Maples, Jr., Orange County’s Tuskegee Airman

OCAAHS

Mar 1, 2022
4 min

Honoring the Memory of Captain Andrew Maples, Jr., Orange County’s Tuskegee Airman

Groundbreaking Church Street Project February 14, 2022

OCAAHS

Feb 17, 2022
1 min

Groundbreaking Church Street Project February 14, 2022

THE 2022 OCAAHS ANNUAL MEETING

OCAAHS

Feb 14, 2022
1 min

THE 2022 OCAAHS ANNUAL MEETING

OCAAH Society Newsletter Fall 2021

OCAAHS

Dec 13, 2021
7 min

OCAAH Society Newsletter Fall 2021

2021 Eclipse Award Recipients

OCAAHS

Oct 31, 2021
1 min

2021 Eclipse Award Recipients

The Lewis Family of Freetown

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
3 min

The Lewis Family of Freetown

The Jackson Family of Jacksontown

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
2 min

The Jackson Family of Jacksontown

The Monroe Family of Petersburg

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
2 min

The Monroe Family of Petersburg

The Jones Family of Tibbstown

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
2 min

The Jones Family of Tibbstown

The Mickey, White, and Long Families of Shady Grove

OCAAHS

Oct 17, 2021
2 min

The Mickey, White, and Long Families of Shady Grove

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