Old Pleasant View School
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Old Elon School
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February Presentations of "Remembrances of Amherst Schools Past"
February 21, 2015, at 1:00PM
Amherst County Museum and Historical Society
Hamble Building (behind the main building)
154 South Main Street
Amherst, VA
AGAR and the Amherst County Museum will present a program showing two of AGAR's new documentaries on the subject of going to school in Amherst County in the first three quarters of the 20th Century. "Old Pleasant View School" features interviews with five women who studied at the school. Evelyn Jeeter began first grade in 1925, and tells wonderful stories of riding her horse to school. Also interviewed for this video were Eleanor McClanahan, Elsie Adcock, Isabel Hundley and Rita Keith Jefferson.
Most of the old school, which closed in 1953, has been torn down, but the old auditorium still stands as a community center of New Prospect Baptist Church in Monroe, VA. The new Pleasant View School, which opened in 1953, is still in use today. Telling AGAR of the school's first days were Rita Keith Jefferson and her sister Beverly Keith Campbell. Jim Hicks, who taught there at the time of school integration, also spoke of his memories. Speaking about the schools will be Mrs. Keith, Mrs. Hundley, Mrs. Adcock and Mrs. Jefferson.
After the AGAR videos have been screened, the audience may go to the main building where they will be taught how to use library materials to research their own family history.
February 22, 2015, at 2:30PM
Elon Baptist Church
145 Younger Drive
Madison Heights, VA
AGAR and the church will co-sponsor showings of the DVDs highlighting interviews from Old Elon School, New Elon School (opened 1968), and Pedlar Mills School. On hand to talk about the schools will be Florence and Holcomb Nixon and their son Allen and his wife Glenda Nixon, and Lynn Kable, who interviewed a number of the participants.
February 28, 2015, 2:15PM
Amherst County Public Library
382 South Main Street
Amherst, VA
AGAR will show videos about the Town of Amherst at the time of integration of the schools. DVDS shown will include one about teachers and students from Amherst Academy, a private school, and one about the students and teachers of Amherst County High School. Lynn Hanson will facilitate the afternoon's video showings and interviews with people who appeared in the films.
All showings are free of charge and open to the general public.
February 21, 2015, at 1:00PM
Amherst County Museum and Historical Society
Hamble Building (behind the main building)
154 South Main Street
Amherst, VA
AGAR and the Amherst County Museum will present a program showing two of AGAR's new documentaries on the subject of going to school in Amherst County in the first three quarters of the 20th Century. "Old Pleasant View School" features interviews with five women who studied at the school. Evelyn Jeeter began first grade in 1925, and tells wonderful stories of riding her horse to school. Also interviewed for this video were Eleanor McClanahan, Elsie Adcock, Isabel Hundley and Rita Keith Jefferson.
Most of the old school, which closed in 1953, has been torn down, but the old auditorium still stands as a community center of New Prospect Baptist Church in Monroe, VA. The new Pleasant View School, which opened in 1953, is still in use today. Telling AGAR of the school's first days were Rita Keith Jefferson and her sister Beverly Keith Campbell. Jim Hicks, who taught there at the time of school integration, also spoke of his memories. Speaking about the schools will be Mrs. Keith, Mrs. Hundley, Mrs. Adcock and Mrs. Jefferson.
After the AGAR videos have been screened, the audience may go to the main building where they will be taught how to use library materials to research their own family history.
February 22, 2015, at 2:30PM
Elon Baptist Church
145 Younger Drive
Madison Heights, VA
AGAR and the church will co-sponsor showings of the DVDs highlighting interviews from Old Elon School, New Elon School (opened 1968), and Pedlar Mills School. On hand to talk about the schools will be Florence and Holcomb Nixon and their son Allen and his wife Glenda Nixon, and Lynn Kable, who interviewed a number of the participants.
February 28, 2015, 2:15PM
Amherst County Public Library
382 South Main Street
Amherst, VA
AGAR will show videos about the Town of Amherst at the time of integration of the schools. DVDS shown will include one about teachers and students from Amherst Academy, a private school, and one about the students and teachers of Amherst County High School. Lynn Hanson will facilitate the afternoon's video showings and interviews with people who appeared in the films.
All showings are free of charge and open to the general public.
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ELEANOR, THE FIRST LADY
OF RADIO Friday, April 10, at 7 pm Saturday, April 11, at 2 pm and 7 pm Sunday, April 12, at 4 pm Amherst Glebe 156 Patrick Henry Highway Amherst, VA A play Written and Directed by Jim Zabloski. The Role of Eleanor Roosevelt will be played by Linda Zabloski. Tickets: Adults $10, Students $2, Children under 8 – free. Advance Tickets can be purchased at lynchburgTickets.com. Reservations important – limited seating. |
Eleanor Roosevelt
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