In the 1960s, when Annie S. Harris was a college
student in Tallahassee, Fla., she loved spending time in the
bustling Frenchtown neighborhood, a center for African American
culture. "There were teachers, doctors, restaurants," says
Harris. "It was thriving." But when she returned to Frenchtown
after 12 years away, everything had changed.
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By Samantha Honl
| From Preservation | July/August
2009
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
IMLS/FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AWARDS GRANT
The Riley House Museum, as part of its Florida African American Heritage
Preservation Network component, received a grant from the Institute of
Museums and Libraries and from the Florida Department of State through a
legislative appropriation to conduct an intensive professional development
training program for Directors of African American museums and cultural
organizations across the state of Florida. Nineteen Directors have received
services and Ten Directors were targeted to participate in FAME (Florida
African American Museum Exchange) forum to receive ongoing technical
assistance and skill development (see www.faahpn.com).
Join
the Leon County Library as the Riley House Museum presents "The
African American Experience and the Capacity to Adapt".
Guest Speaker - Althemese Barnes, Founding Executive Director of
the Riley House Museum.
Join
the Leon County Library as the Riley House Museum presents "The
African American Experience and the Capacity to Adapt".
Guest Speaker - Althemese Barnes, Founding Executive Director of
the Riley House Museum.