The Research for Preserving Historic Black Schools in Virginia with Jody Lahendro

April 3, 2025

Please Join Us on Thursday, April 3 at 4 o’clock – In Person- at Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

Jody Lahendro looks forward to sharing with CVHR examples of documentary research he has used in preserving historic schoolhouses. In particular, the buildings are Progressive Era African American schools in the central Virginia region. Case studies will demonstrate how documentary and physical research work together to identify historic changes.

Next Meeting:

  • The Ten Largest Emancipations in Albemarle County with Sam Towler
    May 1, 2025 Ten years ago, Gayle Schulman did a draft index of where the emancipations of Albemarle can be located in the deed and will books of Albemarle. Building on this, Sam picked out the 10 largest emancipations of Albemarle from Gayle’s list and looked at them in detail and will present a summary.
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