Two galleries highlight Gullah GeeChee artifacts at exhibits
Source: Tallahassee Democrat By: Marina Brown Did you ever walk through the woods and out of curiosity pull back the bark of an old fallen tree? You may have...
Hats Off to the FAAHPN Network
Source: USNews.com Pensacola Chappie James Museum and Flight Academy Opens June 7 By TROY MOON, Pensacola News Journal PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Chappie James’ childhood home in downtown Pensacola...
Punta Gorda comes together for Emancipation Day
Blanchard House Museum- Punta Gorda Florida- commemorated Florida’s May 20th Emancipation Day on May 19th. Sandra Rooks, Executive Director of the Pinellas African American Museum of History and Culture...
Leon County’s Black Rural Schoolhouses and FAMU
WFSU’s Mike Plummer talks with some of our neighbors about their experiences in Leon County’s education system during the days of segregation. They look back on their experiences as...
18th Annual L.B. Brown Festival was a huge success
The L.B. Brown House Museum held its 18th Annual Festival from February 9-10, 2018. The United States Colored Troops (USCT) Reenactment Unit were in attendance.
Brevard County civil rights pioneers remembered on MLK day
Source: WFTV Channel 9 MIMS, Fla. – As many reflect on the life and death of well-known civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there are some Brevard...
Howard Thurman House Museum Training Meeting in Tallahassee
On Monday, August 23rd, representatives from the Howard Thurman House Museum in Daytona traveled to Tallahassee for a special training and information sharing. Josh, from the Florida Department of...
Members prepare for upcoming fiscal year at FAAHPN Conference in Clearwater
Posted below are photos from the FAAHPN regional conference in Clearwater, Florida which was held in September 2016.
Network Museum Leaders Meet in North Florida
Network Museum Leaders, Dr. Lornetta Epps (AAHS & Museum), Dianne Robinson (Chappie James Birth Home Project), Eugene Franklin (West Florida Cultural Exchange), Jarvis and Mary Rosier, Althemese and Calvin...
Florida Network and Cast the Net Meeting
Florida Network and Cast the Net Meeting and Museum Directors in session with Project Director Levitticus Roberts, Consultant Dr. Nashid Maydun and Founder Althemese Barnes. Both projects are funded...
