Richmond Hill Historical Society celebrates Black History Month
What: Round Table Discussion: “The Original George Washington Carver Elementary School.”
Did you know the George Washington Carver Elementary School is not the original school? The original site, located east on 144 across from Buckhead North subdivision, is part of the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail. On these grounds in 1939, Henry Ford built a school to serve the educational needs of the African-American children of lower Bryan County. Professor Herman Cooper was appointed as the principal when the school opened later that year, originally with grades one through six. Ford named the school in honor of the prominent African-American educator and agriculturist from Tuskegee Institute, Dr. George Washington Carver. In March 1940, Dr. Carver attended the dedication ceremonies here for the new school named in his honor. The Richmond Hill Historical Society will welcome the George Washington Carver School Alumni Association to discuss the history of education on Bryan Neck. WHERE: Richmond Hill History Museum
WHEN: Thursday, February 5, 2015 7 p.m.
COST: This lecture is free for members of the Historical Society. A $5 donation is requested from non-members. Refreshments will be served.
What: Round Table Discussion: “The Original George Washington Carver Elementary School.”
Did you know the George Washington Carver Elementary School is not the original school? The original site, located east on 144 across from Buckhead North subdivision, is part of the Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail. On these grounds in 1939, Henry Ford built a school to serve the educational needs of the African-American children of lower Bryan County. Professor Herman Cooper was appointed as the principal when the school opened later that year, originally with grades one through six. Ford named the school in honor of the prominent African-American educator and agriculturist from Tuskegee Institute, Dr. George Washington Carver. In March 1940, Dr. Carver attended the dedication ceremonies here for the new school named in his honor. The Richmond Hill Historical Society will welcome the George Washington Carver School Alumni Association to discuss the history of education on Bryan Neck. WHERE: Richmond Hill History Museum
WHEN: Thursday, February 5, 2015 7 p.m.
COST: This lecture is free for members of the Historical Society. A $5 donation is requested from non-members. Refreshments will be served.
The Hidden History of Richmond Hill Georgia, a documentary is now on sale!
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Known for its many ties to world-famous industrialist Henry Ford, Richmond Hill, Georgia has a rich, deep history that is the envy of any city on the coast. From Native Americans and European explorers, to rice planters, enslaved African-Americans, Civil War explorers, to rice planters, enslaved African Americans, Civil War battles and an amazing twentieth-century renaissance, the entire lower Bryan County area is a treasure trove full of 'hidden history.'
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“Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books . . . ”
―George Washington Carver
