Not Made For This
by Bri Madden Olivares
This play is based on the Jourden Banks' narrative. Jourden was enslaved on the Charles Yancey plantation in Elkton, Virginia. Much of this video was taped on the plantation where Jourden's family were enslaved.
"Through The Years" by
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Meet the Cousins; Deryl and Peter Wingate; 11/19/21
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This is the zoom video of our program "Through The Years" by Staunton, Virginia, Terry Howard. Terry talks about his book about Black Athletes and Sports in Augusta County.
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This is the zoom video of our program "Meet the cousins". Unfortunately we missed the first minute of introductions and the very first of Deryl's story about his family history, which was his family had Native American roots. that's where we pick up. Our apologies.
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Nathan Richardson as Frederick DouglassHere is how you can stay in touch with Frederick. Below are two links to Nathan Richardson's website.
www.scpublishing.com/about www.scpublishing.com And Nathan's email address: poetnathan1960@gmail.com |
Nathan Richardson is now in his 7th year of The Frederick Douglass Speaking Tour; a living history performance in which he captures completely the physical and spiritual essence of the former slave, writer, orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
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Written and performed by: Bri Madden Olivares
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Enjoy Wallace Redd's Amazing Grace |
Billo Harper's Videos on Lucy F. Simms and Simms High School
Billo Harper is a Professional Video Producer and his work for the Harrisonburg Community has been a wonderful contribution.
Here are links to four of videos. Thank you Billo Harper for your wonderful work!
.The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School 1 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47742742
.The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School 2 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47938811
.The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School 3 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47939331
.The Lucy F. Simms Documentary Promo on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47741316
Here are links to four of videos. Thank you Billo Harper for your wonderful work!
.The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School 1 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47742742
.The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School 2 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47938811
.The Legacy of Lucy F. Simms School 3 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47939331
.The Lucy F. Simms Documentary Promo on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/47741316
"Zenda's Homecoming" was performed on March 14th at 4:00pm at Simms as a part of the Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation Black History Month Program.
We had a full house + and a standing ovation!!
We had a full house + and a standing ovation!!
WMRA's interview with Robin Lyttle and Sharon Barber
Luanne Austen interviewed several of the members of the Heritage Project. Below is a link to that interview broadcast on May 13, 2015.
Martha Woodroof interviews DeLois Warr
on WMRA's The Spark, Oct. 24 at 6:20pm.
James Madison University Oral History Project. April, 2014
Below is the Youtube video of Howard Curry from Harrisonburg. This is one of several done by James Madison University. Links to the other videos are below.
Threads of History; Mary Baldwin College
A Visit With Darnell Vickers
The audio file takes a few minutes to load.
Timmie Darnell Vickers, 1925 - 2004
This audio file is of a conversation recorded in the Avante Nursing Home in Waynesboro, VA on May 28, 2002. The friends that were visiting Mr. Vickers were Lowell and Ruth Toliver and Charles and Betty Mae Frakes. They talk of old friends and riding horses through what is now the Northeast Neighborhood of Harrisonburg. Mr. Vickers also talks about his service in the Navy, taking young men to New York City for the first time and his raising pidgins as a boy.
Friends enjoying wonderful stories. Darnell Vickers was a wonderful story teller.
This audio file is of a conversation recorded in the Avante Nursing Home in Waynesboro, VA on May 28, 2002. The friends that were visiting Mr. Vickers were Lowell and Ruth Toliver and Charles and Betty Mae Frakes. They talk of old friends and riding horses through what is now the Northeast Neighborhood of Harrisonburg. Mr. Vickers also talks about his service in the Navy, taking young men to New York City for the first time and his raising pidgins as a boy.
Friends enjoying wonderful stories. Darnell Vickers was a wonderful story teller.
Long's Chapel
A youtube.com video by Robin Lyttle. Narrated by Michael Demick.
The Voice of: Mary Awkard Fairfax
Mary Awkard Frances Fairfax was an educator in Harrisonburg, Virginia for over forty years. In 2005 Cheryl Metz. with the Massanutten Regional Library interviewed her. She was 93 when these tapes were made. They are filled with wonderful stories about Simms School, 1900's Newtown and her incredible life that started on April 2, 1912 in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
I think hearing the voices is so important. You hear so much in them; strength, determination, love, faith. This is the second audio file I have uploaded from her interview with Cheryl. It includes her talking about going to Petersburg, VA to get her Teacher's Certificate in the early 1930's. This segment also includes bits about her teaching career at Simms and in Bridgewater. You can find the full interview at the Massanutten Regional Library in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
I think hearing the voices is so important. You hear so much in them; strength, determination, love, faith. This is the second audio file I have uploaded from her interview with Cheryl. It includes her talking about going to Petersburg, VA to get her Teacher's Certificate in the early 1930's. This segment also includes bits about her teaching career at Simms and in Bridgewater. You can find the full interview at the Massanutten Regional Library in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
DeLois Warr; Mt. Jackson Colored Cemetery
Video tape of DeLois Warr by Robin Lyttle
WHSV's Ana-Lysa Gayle's report on the "Newtowns"
Here is a link to Ana-Lysa Gayle's story on Remembering Newtowns. A Great Story!
WHSV's Special Report on Slavery in the Valley
Here is the link to Jazmin Bailey's Special Report on Slavery in the Valley. It is well done!
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/History-of-Slavery-in-the-Valley-190960441.html
http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/History-of-Slavery-in-the-Valley-190960441.html
SVBHP; www.valleyblackheritage.org; 540 560-4306; admin@valleyblackheritage.org; mailing address: 425 Hill St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802; EIN 81-1709430