Woodville to sponsor Oral History Workshop Sept. 24

Posted On September 7, 2022

NATIONAL ARCHIVES When Woodville volunteers shared this 1947 photograph of first and second graders at Bena-Hayes School with Mary Anne Fletcher (née Jackson), she was surprised to find herself in the group (she can be seen wearing a white bow in her hair, sitting at her desk behind a boy who is facing the blackboard). The photo brought back memories that Fletcher shared as part of the Woodville Foundation’s Oral History Project—collecting stories from the community to preserve the history of African American education in Gloucester. Mrs. Fletcher (photo below), who currently lives in Newport News, plans to attend the Oral History Workshop on Sept. 24.

The Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation will sponsor an Oral History Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 24, at The First United Baptist Church, 6188 George Washington Memorial Highway. Admission is free.

Andre L. Taylor, Oral Historian at the College of William and Mary’s Swem Library Special Collections Research Center, will lead the workshop. A former journalist, Taylor has a special interest in researching African American history and cultural heritage preservation.

For more information or to register for the workshop, contact Bobby Ray at 804-6946628, or info@woodvillerosenwaldschool.org.

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