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Nov 06
Althemese Barnes Retiring from the John G. Riley Center & Museum

Althemese Barnes Retiring from the John G. Riley Center & Museum

10/29/2020 Retiring from Riley Center/Museum – Founder and Executive Director to Emeritus. Dr. Aron Myers is stepping in to lead the organization. Thanks everyone for your support through the years. After 30 years with Florida State government and 24 years at Riley, I felt it was time. Thanks to Mayor... read more →
  • November 6, 2020
Oct 05
Blues Women: First Civil Rights Workers banner

Who are the Women of Jazz? Spady Museum Answers with New Exhibit

“Jazz: The Joan Cartwright Collection” opens Sept. 23, 2020 Delray Beach, Fla. – September 16, 2020 – When speaking of jazz, most think of jazz legends as male. Dr. Joan Cartwright would disagree. Instead, the local musician/scholar can point to jazz greats, both regional, national, and international, who are decidedly... read more →
  • October 5, 2020
Jul 30
Spady Cultural Heritage Museum Director Charlene Farrington sits on the porch of the Williams Cottage with her mother, museum founder Vera Farrington

Spady Museum to Receive $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts

SPADY MUSEUM TO RECEIVE $50K FROM NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS FOR SUPPORT DURING PANDEMIC-RELATED PAUSE IN PROGRAMS Delray Beach, FL – July 23, 2020 – The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum (www.spadymuseum.com) was one of three nonprofits arts organizations in Palm Beach County and one of 855 organizations nationwide to... read more →
  • July 30, 2020
Jun 05
Jun 03
May 20th Emancipation Day in Florida

Emancipation Day 2020

 This video gives Emancipation Day greetings and information about the holiday. Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation For many years at the Emancipation Day celebration, Mr. Brian Bibeau has portrayed General Edward McCook during a dramatic reading of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. This year we are honored to have... read more →
  • June 3, 2020
Dec 02
Frenchtown Historical Markers Unveiling

Frenchtown Historical Markers Unveiling Video

 The City of Tallahassee and John G. Riley Center/Museum unveiled the Frenchtown Historical Marker Trail on Nov. 8, 2019. The nine markers that comprise the trail tell the history of Frenchtown, one of Tallahassee’s oldest African American communities. Through them, visitors will discover and celebrate a time when Frenchtown... read more →
  • December 2, 2019
Sep 18
Clifton Lewis receiving the Daughters of the American Revolution Award

DAR National Medal of Honor presented to Clifton Lewis

The DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) National Medal of Honor was presented today and it was one of those out of this world events. This Bartow chapter was chartered back in 1930, and it was announced that today marks the first time this chapter has presented this National Medal... read more →
  • September 18, 2019
Aug 20
Jul 09
The Bomb Heard Around the World

New Book: The Bomb Heard Around the World

In '1951 America' terrorism was homegrown. There were no battles fought on American soil. Yet there were twelve bombings targeting black Americans, Catholics, and Jews in "Jim Crow" Florida. And one of those bombs was, symbolically, heard around the world. This book explores the events leading up to the Moore... read more →
  • July 9, 2019
Jun 24