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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 LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES
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....
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...
OCAAHS
- Feb 22
- 1 min
2022 Eclipse Award Recipients Videos
Here are our amazing recipients
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....
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...
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 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...
OCAAHS
- Jun 19, 2022
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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...
OCAAHS
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Commemorative Park Taking Shape!
Super exciting to share the construction photos of the park underway.
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...
OCAAHS
- May 25, 2022
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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...
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...
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 31, 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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
OCAAHS
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
Eclipse Award Recipient 2021, Nia Robinson
Nia Robinson, Youth Eclipse Awardee 2021 Nia Robinson is the daughter of Christopher and Larissa Robinson and the sister of a younger...
OCAAHS
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
Eclipse Award Recipient 2021, Emily Winkey
Emily Winkey A lifelong resident of Orange County, Emily comes from a family with a long history in the Gordonsville area. She is a proud...
OCAAHS
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
Eclipse Award Recipient 2021, O’Brian Martin
O’Brian Martin O'Brian Martin DECA Inc. International High School Division Executive President DECA Executive Officer Team JUST Orange, ...
OCAAHS
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
Eclipse Award Recipient 2021, Pastor Frank D. Lewis, Sr.
Pastor Frank D. Lewis, Sr. Antioch Baptist Church Madison, VA Pastor Lewis was born in Uno, Madison County, Virginia and comes from a...
OCAAHS
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
Eclipse Award Recipient 2021, Barbara Anne Johnson
Barbara Johnson, 84, a native of Orange County, was born on August 6, 1937. She has lived in Orange County all her life with the...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 5 min
Union Baptist Church, Gordonsville, Virginia
History of Union Baptist Church Cobb Street Gordonsville, Virginia It might be said that the history of the Union Baptist Church dates...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
Shady Grove Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
Shady Grove Baptist Church 21024 Piney Woods Road P.O. Box 707 Orange, Virginia 22060 The Reverend Joseph Moore, Pastor James Lewis,...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
History of Pilgrim Baptist Church, Locust Grove, Virginia
History of Pilgrim Baptist Church 4189 Pilgrim Church Road; P. O. Box 924 Locust Grove, Virginia A group of Black people were led by Rev....
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Orange Grove Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
History of Orange Grove Baptist Church 27383 Orange Spring Road Orange, Virginia Orange Grove Baptist Church was founded in an area when...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
History of Nazareth Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
History of Nazareth Baptist Church 115 East Church Street; P. O. Box 1043 Orange, Virginia This church had its beginning in 1861, while...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
History of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Locust Grove, Virginia
Before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the citizens of Gordon District, Orange County, Virginia, gathered to praise God through...
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OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Mt. Sinai [Baptist] Solid Rock Church of Christ, Rhoadesville, Virginia
History of Mt. Sinai [Baptist] Solid Rock Church of Christ 26389 Constitution Highway Rhoadesville, Virginia November 2011 Mt. Sinai...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
History of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church 21227 Lahore Road Orange, Virginia 22960 In the year 1868, the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church had...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Rhoadesville, Virginia
Mt. Olive Baptist Church 11251 Tower Road Rhoadesville, Virginia Mt. Olive Baptist Church traces its roots back to Antioch Baptist...
OCAAHS
- Oct 15, 2021
- 2 min
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
History of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Nasons 11229 Kendall Road Orange, Virginia After the Emancipation of Orange County, the Negro had...
OCAAHS
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
Mt. Holy Baptist Church, Unionville, Virginia
History of Mt. Holy Baptist Church 24035 Church Hill Road Unionville, Virginia July 2011 Being led by God, in 1866 the Rev. J. J....
OCAAHS
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Little Zion Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
Little Zion Baptist Church Rev. John E. Reid, Sr. Pastor 15116 Tomahawk Creek Road Orange, Virginia 22960 February 2012 Prior to the year...
OCAAHS
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Hopewell Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
THE HISTORY OF THE HOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH 8566 Clifton Road Orange, Virginia The Past After the Emancipation Proclamation when the...
OCAAHS
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Emanuel Baptist Church, Orange, Virginia
History of Emanuel Baptist Church 100 East Church Street Orange, Virginia On January 8, 1908, 38 persons were given letters of dismissal...
OCAAHS
- Oct 13, 2021
- 4 min
City of Refuge Baptist Church, True Blue, Virginia
History of City of Refuge Baptist Church 4433 True Blue Road True Blue, Virginia The City of Refuge was established on May 18, 2002 under...
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