
RESEARCH
Families/Individuals
The Cooper Family of Augusta County, VA
The Free Black Strothers of Augusta County, VA
The Newman Family
PUBLICATIONS
Publications in the last 10 years:
2011: That’s Just the Way It Was
2012: A Look Back in Time: The History of Effie Ann Johnson Nursery School and Day Care Center
2013: Marie M. Miller Benevolent Home
2014: The History of D. Webster Davis School & T. C. Edmunds School
2014: Black Insurance companies of Staunton, Virginia
2014: History of Black Beautician and Barbers of Staunton/Augusta County
2015: History of Montgomery Hall Park 2
Walk Down Memory Lane **
**SACAARS is raising funds to publish this complete work.
Programs and community presentations in the past 10 years:
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Juneteenth Celebration
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History of Local Black Military Members and Veterans Part 1
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History of Local Black Military Members and Veterans Part 2
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History of Local Black Masons
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History of Local Black Doctors and Attorneys
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History of Local Black Newspaper Editors
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Crown Luncheon to celebrate the local Black History of the Hat
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Rotating Black History Exhibits at Staunton City Hall, Augusta County Government Building, and the City and County Libraries.
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SACAARS also participated in the Sunnyside Street Block Party, Mary Baldwin University Student Fair, and has decorated and held a Holiday Open House at Montgomery Hall Park each December.
Markers to Preserve and Promote Local Black History:
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Wildcats Baseball Team 1948 1th Ballfield -@ Montgomery Hall Park
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Montgomery Hall Park Highway Marker- @ Montgomery Hall Park
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Effie Ann Johnson Nursery School- 415 N. Augusta Street
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T.C. Edmunds School-1000 W. Johnson Street
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D.W. Davis School- 1000 W. Johnson Street
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Mt. Zion Lodge #18, Mason- 815 N. Augusta Street
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Kenneth L. Jones Funeral Home- 815 N. Augusta Street
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A.M.E. Church- -936 Sudbury Street
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Fairview Cemetery - Lamber-. Augusta Street
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Queen Miller - Montgomery Hall Park
The power of knowing history is great; the power of knowing our local Black history is greater. Much of the local history is disappearing with the older generation. We must act now!