This photo is a part of donated memorabilia of J.N. Crooms, Crooms Academy. It shows J.N. Crooms (r), Mary McLeod Bethune (2r) and others.
Armistice Day Parade. This photo is a part of donated memorabilia of J.N. Crooms, Crooms Academy.
Photo of Al Green album cover. This collection is composed plaques, gold & platinum records, and actual record albums that belonged to and were used by “The MadHatter” during his disc jockey days and also those collected from various sources/donors.
Photo of military men which is part of the permanent exhibit in the Blanchard House Museum exhibit gallery.
Photo of a school and school bus in Charlotte County which is part of the permanent exhibit in the Blanchard House Museum exhibit gallery.
Photo of students in Pinellas County. This museum and it’s collection is located in the former Curtis Elementary School and is one of only two remaining structures that were originally all-black public schools in upper Pinellas County, Florida.
Christmas Day Distribution at the Clara & Eartha M.M. White Mission 1969. This collection consists of papers, books, personal correspondence, business records and correspondence, photographs, art, furniture, other three dimensional objects, printed materials and memorabilia of Eartha M.M. White.
Quilting party at the Clara & Eartha M.M. White Mission. This collection consists of papers, books, personal correspondence, business records and correspondence, photographs, art, furniture, other three dimensional objects, printed materials and memorabilia of Eartha M.M. White.
The Carver High School collection is a compilation of memorabilia donated by many different Carver alumni and former teachers. This photo is taken of the 1947-1948 faculty of Carver High School.
The Carver High School collection is a compilation of memorabilia donated by many different Carver alumni and former teachers. This photo was teken during homecoming at Carver High School.
Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Director, National African American Museum, The Smithsonian, toured Florida (Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Tallahassee and points in between) as guest of the John G. Riley House & Museum and Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network. Targeted museums of FAAHPN were selected to participate in a two-year professional and skill development training program.
The John G. Riley Center/Museum received the top awarded grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Florida State Legislature to begin the FAAME Project. Members of the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network (FAAHPN) were selected including the Spady Museum in Delay Beach, Florida (photo posted above).
In 1990, the Florida Legislature created the Study Commission on African - American History in Florida to explore ways to increase public awareness of the contributions of African Americans to the state. The Commission was asked to recommend methods to establish a Black Heritage Trail to identify sites, buildings and other points of interest in black history that should be preserved and promoted as [...]
The Riley House is a historical and cultural gem that sits at the bottom of a hill in downtown Tallahassee, at the corner of Meridian and Jefferson Streets. Nestled among beautiful shade trees, the John G. Riley historic home represents the thriving black neighborhood that once existed in what is just east of downtown Tallahassee.
