If we don t preserve the history and culture of our families and community, who will?

Transcription

1 February, 2017 Nathan Chessher, Board Member Carver-Hill HIGHLIGHTS - Our Research Library Family Heritage Wall of Honor Baker Mercantile 18 February Event

2

3 Carver-Hill Museum 895 McClelland Street Crestview, FL Hours of Operation: Mon Fri. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Phone: The building that currently houses the museum was built in 1997 with funding sources from a variety of government, community and church organizations, as well as individual donations. The museum is the only one of its kind in Okaloosa County, which emphasizes black history. It serves as an archive for artifacts related to Carver-Hill School, such as photos, yearbooks and sports memorabilia, and also contains historical documents of local families and the community. The museum is also a site for many community events for the city. The Carver-Hill May Day Festival and Museum Day is a great memorial event for the museum. Families can compete in amateur sports competitions or just relax and enjoy the food and drink provided. Besides museum tours, the event has a large community parade through the area. It is a celebratory and reflective day for this great institution in Crestview. Carver-Hill Memorial and Historical Society, Inc. Crestview, FL. Find them on FACEBOOK, and learn more about some of their sponsored Interested in becoming a member of the society; this is the place learn how. to

4 Make Use of our Research Library Resources Family Heritage Wall of Honor Inductees: Annie Carroll Jackson 2013 Annie Carroll Jackson was one of seven children born to Willie and Eva Ousley. She was a lifelong resident of Okaloosa County. Although she had an eighth grade education, she was an effective entrepreneur in Crestview for many years. She was very business savvy. She had two and three jobs all of my life, doing it all with excellence. She instilled in us that if you want something in life you got to work hard for it because there is nothing free in this world, and that one is going to give you anything. She was amazing in that she raised 12 great grandchildren, over a hundred grand and great grandchildren, and she knew all of them. By DeLois Jackson (BIO/FHWOH Research Binder) Velma Jones Conyers 2012 She cooked for the Carver Hill School lunchroom. The Eastern Star Chapter in Crestview was renamed in her honor in She is a Deaconess at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church. Velma Conyers, is a past worthy matron of the Eastern Star chapter that now bears her name was in attendance James R.L. Conyers, for whom the lodge is named, was her late husband. Mrs. Conyers had this to say, The Lord has kept me all these 90-some years and I m glad to be here, she said. I m so proud this day has come. I ve been belonging to this chapter ever since I was 18 years old. Our area has a rich African-American history. The following topics are a great resource for school reports and presentations. Learn about them on the website referenced above. There is additional information in the Research Library, too. Olustee Battlefield Historic Site The Eglin 17 Ethnic & Cultural Diversity: (also at bakerblockmuseum.org/epluribusunum ) The American Black Colonial Experience "Samuel H. Hayes Day, Crestview, FL." The Simon Family Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church, Baker. FL. Drew School. Baker, FL W.E. Combs School, Ft. Walton Bch., FL. Carver-Hill School Black History Month 2017 Wednesday, February 1 To Tuesday, February 28

5 We are searching for volunteers who will help us set-up and serve at the Induction Ceremony in If you can smile, move chairs, shake hands and greet visitors you are the perfect person for this one-day duty on a Saturday in May. Get in touch with Ann, Who is Eligible: Individual(s) who have lived or worked in Okaloosa County, male, female, or couple and have made a positive contribution to lives or communities in Okaloosa County. May be nominated posthumously. Go to the above pictured section on-line at bakerblockmuseum.org to download a nomination form and learn more about qualifications and see a list of past Nominees. Nominee(s) will be honored at a special ceremony hosted by the Baker Block Museum. Name will be placed on the Family Heritage Wall of Honor at the museum. A picture and short bio and or story, highlighting their contributions, will be placed in the Heritage Family Wall of Honor, to include placement in a permanent binder in the museum library. A Commemorative Program will also be available at the Induction Ceremony. Honoree names will be noted in the Museum s newsletter and may be noted in the local newspaper. This will be an annual event.

6 Check us out on FACEBOOK PayPal we have and ebay The Museum s Purpose Statement: "The Baker Block Museum's purpose is to preserve and display artifacts and documents of the early development of the Florida Panhandle, particularly Okaloosa County, in order to educate the public on the technology, history and impact of historic events including early culture of Spanish, French, Dutch and Native Americans, the naval stores industry, the rail transportation industry and military installations in the State of Florida and more specifically along the Yellow and Shoal Rivers, early railroad routes, timber industries, pioneer communities and fisheries."

7