1 25 557 https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/38bbfe71fe325f1d3694f4e281634342.jpg 8676497771337c6698e8210224f3b6a8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Notable Individuals Person An individual. Birth Date October 23, 1893 Birthplace Fayetteville, North Carolina Death Date April 1, 1948 Occupation Educator Biographical Text A dedicated teacher, Louise A. Reeves Archer (October 23, 1893–April 1, 1948) brought Vienna’s African American community together in service to its school. Louise Reeves grew up in North Carolina and attended Livingstone College. She taught school in Southampton County, Virginia, where she married Romulus C. Archer Jr. in 1915. They moved to Washington, D.C., in 1922 and she continued her education, later earning a B.S. from Morgan State College. In 1922 Archer became teacher and principal for a one-room segregated school in Vienna. Devoted to her students, she often transported children to school herself and worked to improve their learning experience. She organized a Parent-Teacher Association to raise funds for supplies and a new building, which opened in 1939 with three rooms. In 1941 students, parents, and faculty raised $300, which paid for a music teacher, bus expenses, kitchen supplies, and the installation of electric lights. Archer also established one of Fairfax County’s earliest 4-H Clubs for African Americans and her students participated in garden projects to raise vegetables for lunches prepared at school. Archer provided a high-quality education. In addition to the academic curriculum, she taught sewing, cooking, music, and poetry to her students in fifth through seventh grades, which was then the highest level of public education available to African Americans in the county. After Archer’s death, families petitioned the county to name the school in her honor. Louise Archer Elementary School continues to remember her service to the community with an annual celebration in her honor. Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists Courtesy of Virginia Changemakers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louise Archer Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://archeres.fcps.edu/about/history/namesake" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archeres.fcps.edu/about/history/namesake</a> <a href="https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/changemakers/items/show/157" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/changemakers/items/show/157</a> Hunter Mill Vienna https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/2e2549feb1b768cf97d0213e2960c622.jpg 5b915b2ab3b8a09988547b8879c2db59 https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/373ba203113fa4e7dda24e4666918beb.pdf a118e76f053da078987da378a8bc11cd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Churches Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Location The location of the item or topic 1727 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description The Fairfax County History Commission placed a marker on the site in July of 2006. Text: "According to tradition, free African-Americans established a religious congregation, which met in private homes, in this area as early as 1863. Rose Carter, a member of the community, donated land for a church in 1903. The church served the residents of Cartersville and the nearby enclave of Woodentown. The building also served as a school after 1927. The original church stood until 1951 when it was rebuilt. After a fire in 1972 the church was rebuilt again and rededicated in 1979. The church still serves as a place of worship for many descendants of the original congregation who are buried here." Historical Marker Information on related nearby historical markers or other physical markers According to tradition, free African Americans established a religious congregation, which met in private homes, in this area as early as 1863. Rose Carter, a member of the community, donated land for a church in 1903. The church served the residents of Cartersville and the nearby enclave of Woodentown. The building also served as a school after 1927. The original church stood until 1951 when it was rebuilt. After a fire in 1972, the church was rebuilt again and rededicated in 1979. The church still serves as a place of worship for many descendants of the original congregation who are buried here. Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists Courtesy of Google Images Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cartersville Baptist Church Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1903 Description An account of the resource An African American congregation has worshipped here continuously since the Civil War. Although the current building is not the original building, it is on the same site and still in use as a Baptist Church. Cartersville Baptist Church is the oldest church on Hunter Mill Road and one of the first churches founded in Virginia by free African Americans. The church served as a place of worship for the residents of Cartersville, a hamlet of emancipated formerly enslaved families who lived along Hunter Mill Road and Woodentown, a nearby enclave of African Americans who lived near Browns Mill Road. The church also served as a school for African American children. Rosie Carter, a free African American, owned 15 acres of land, on which the church now sits. The church was named in her honor and the first pastor was R. Woodson. Carter deeded the land to the church in 1903 (S-6, 686). Although the congregation was formed around 1863, the earliest known structure was built around 1903, after Ms. Carter donated the land. The original structure was made of wooden slats; this was replaced with a block and brick building in 1951. That second structure was destroyed by fire in 1973. The current cinder block structure was constructed around 1979. The church's original cemetery is located behind the church to the east, on land no longer owned by the church. "On the land of the church one tombstone was erected at the grave of Rosie Carter. The rest of the burial grounds in the field were marked by rocks or distinguished by mounds in the ground. These burial grounds in the pasture are the oldest used by the church. Also, the parking lot of the church was built directly over the older burial grounds. It was necessary to have the side cemetery constructed because of the land sale of 1918. At the time, the church was unable to get to the back burial grounds; consequently, the side burial ground was established" (Meyer and Vining, "Pilgrimages of Faith," 22). The church also served as a school for African American children. In 1927, a delegation from Cartersville requested a teacher from the Fairfax County School Board. The School Board provided a teacher for Cartersville children until 1939. The Fairfax County History Commission placed a marker on the site in July of 2006. Text: "According to tradition, free African-Americans established a religious congregation, which met in private homes, in this area as early as 1863. Rose Carter, a member of the community, donated land for a church in 1903. The church served the residents of Cartersville and the nearby enclave of Woodentown. The building also served as a school after 1927. The original church stood until 1951 when it was rebuilt. After a fire in 1972 the church was rebuilt again and rededicated in 1979. The church still serves as a place of worship for many descendants of the original congregation who are buried here. Relation A related resource <a href="https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/3">Cartersville Baptist Church Cemetery</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites Nomination Report Fairfax County History Commission Wayside Marker text Fairfax Genealogical Society.org Officially Historic After 143 Years: Historic marker, dedicated Sunday, represents Cartersville’s official designation. The article describes the establishment of the church and recounts stories of two communities, Cartersville and Woodentown. The Connection. June 13, 2006. <a href="http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2006/jun/13/officially-historic-after-143-years/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2006/jun/13/officially-historic-after-143-years/</a> Baptist Cemetery Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cemeteries Cemetery A cemetery or cemetery grounds Name Name of the object (person, building, place, etc.) Cartersville Baptist Church Cemetery Location The location of the item or topic Behind Cartersville Baptist Church, 1727 Hunter Mill Road Vienna, Virginia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cartersville Baptist Church Cemetery Relation A related resource <a href="https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/2">Cartersville Baptist Church</a> Cemetery Hunter Mill https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/ba43e257a3b71d54dc975f1dc050be16.jpg c30c90081ab90ff528a5c6fc1cc541a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Churches Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description First Baptist has continued to be a paradigm for how the church can positively influence both the local and international community. Working with area churches, First Baptist raised over $28,000 for Tsunami relief in Asia and Africa; contributed over $53,000 to the Community Coalition for Haiti for Haiti earthquake relief; donated 1000 bottles of vitamins to a hospital in Haiti; and contributed $5000 to build a college in Zimbabwe, East Africa. Near this site where Hunter's Branch crosses the property, the First Baptist Church of Vienna regularly held baptismal services and ceremonies from 1923 until 1952. This property, now known as Carter's Glen, was the homestead of Charles Carter, grandson of a freed slave, and his descendants. Location The location of the item or topic 450 Orchard Street, NW Vienna, VA 22180 District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists Photo courtesy of Anne Stuntz Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource First Baptist Church of Vienna Description An account of the resource First Baptist Church of Vienna (FBCV), founded in 1867, is the first and oldest church in Vienna, Virginia, founded by several African Americans working on a Vienna farm owned by Major O.E. Hine. Seeing their desire to hold religious services, in August 1867, Major Hine, who had served in the Union Army, said that he would provide a small plot of land in Vienna for education and religious purposes. On September 1, 1867, Major Hine presented a deed to the first trustees: George McBrown, Daniel West, and Edmund Harris, by O.E. Hine and Alma D. Hine for the sum of one dollar. They trusted that God would also aid them in getting a building. With the efforts of Major Hine, they succeeded in acquiring lumber through the Freedman’s Bureau from a Civil War barracks which was being demolished. The first building was constructed at 315 Lawyers Road in 1867, which served as a school, as well as a meeting place for religious and civic gatherings. The Reverend Cyrus Carter served as the first pastor of the church and was succeeded by Reverend Alexander Henderson. Following Rev. Henderson, the church was under the pastorate of the Reverends Henry Marshall, A. Tilghman, Eli Blackwell, John Prior, James Scott, A. Davis, Joseph Matthews, Sheridan Carter, Edward Thomas, James E. Douglas, Abraham Whigham, Nolan Williams, Glenwood Roane, Enoch Butler, and Kenny Smith. In 2014, First Baptist Church of Vienna elected Dr. Vernon C. Walton as its Senior Pastor. Over 50 years ago, the congregation moved to the current location at 450 Orchard Street NW. In 1996, the edifice was expanded to accommodate the church’s focus on Christian worship, missionary activities, evangelism, community service and Christian education. FBCV, a missionary Baptist Church, is a paradigm for how the church can positively influence both the local and international community. At FBCV, the praises go up and the blessings continue to come down. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Connie Pendleton Stuntz and Mayo Sturdevant Stuntz, This Was Vienna, Virginia (1988): 212 <a href="https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/vienna-s-first-church-celebrates-th-anniversary/%20article_443f43b8-05e7-11e7-9d9e-d3239215ca69.html#:~:text=A%20trio%20of%20African%20%20American,end%20of%20the%20Civil%20War" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/vienna-s-first-church-celebrates-th-anniversary/ article_443f43b8-05e7-11e7-9d9e-d3239215ca69.html#:~:text=A%20trio%20of%20African %20American,end%20of%20the%20Civil%20War</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1867 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George McBrown Daniel West Edmund Harris Baptist Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historical Sites Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Location The location of the item or topic 2625 Centreville Road, Herndon District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Lee House Description An account of the resource In 1869 Andrew Lee, an African American, purchased 20 acres of land in the Frying Pan area from Ann Keeler. In 1891 he transferred 3/4 of an acre of the land to his son, Edward Lee. Edward built this house on his parcel of land. His father's house was between this house and the Frying Pan Meeting house; this property eventually became the Floris Community Park. In 1917, Edward Lee and his brother William divided their father's real estate. Edward received 2.974 acres, 3/4 acre of which he already owned. William got the rest, about 17 acres (F-8, 331). Floyd Lee received title to his father Edward's property in 1929; he apparently bought out his siblings (O-10, 479). According to Lee heirs, the northern wing of the house was added in the 1920s or 1930s. Plumbing was installed in the 1930s. According to the local history book "Memories of Floris" Bill and Emma Lee lived in Andrew Lee's house next to the Meeting house in the mid-20th century. Floyd and Lillian Lee and their son lived in what is now referred to as the Stover house. The book also notes that the African American Lee family was well respected in the Floris community. In 1978, the Lee family sold the property to Bonnie Kerns Stover (4818, 777). Floyd Lee had died in 1959; Lillian Lee had died in 1967. Neither left a will. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1891 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward Lee Relation A related resource <a href="https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/49">Lee Family Farm Site</a> Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Churches Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Location The location of the item or topic 205 Pleasant St SW Vienna, VA 22180 District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union New School Baptist Church Description An account of the resource In 1901, the First Baptist Church of Vienna, Virginia petitioned to move its location from Lawyers Road; and build a new edifice in another part of the city (Vienna). A committee, composed of Deacon Andrew W. Minor, Brother James Harper, Brother Lyfus Jackson Sr., Brother Yancey Thompson, Sister Fannie Harper and Sister Grace Thompson, was appointed for locating and recommending a new site to build the church. The committee proceeded with its mission; by the time the committee presented its first report there were differences of opinions with members of the congregation whether the church needed to relocate. After the discussion, the committee and twelve other members separated themselves and continued with the movement. The result of their decision birthed a new organization with the name Union Baptist Church. This small congregation under the leadership of Andrew W. Minor donated land and built the new edifice on its present site, which is 205 Pleasant Street, SW in Vienna, Virginia in 1902. The recognition of Union Baptist Church by fellow churches is an established fact to the public and Christian world. Some of the earliest public recognition given by newspapers was a report presented by the Home News of Alexandria, Virginia; commentary was also given by other local newspapers. An article in the Home News of Alexandria dated October 12, 1908, stated: “The Union Baptist Church of Vienna, Virginia, Reverend C. Williams, Pastor, called a recognizing council to convene on the above date for the purpose of being duly recognized as an independent Baptist Church. Eleven churches responded and adopted a motion that the Union Baptist Church be recognized as an independent Church of Christ.” Thus, the standing of the Union Baptist Church as a regular Orthodox Christian Organization was settled. From its inception, the Union Baptist Church has progressed in her efforts for success in God’s Kingdom under the leadership of such capable men as: Reverend P. J. Mitchell, Reverend N. J. Beaman, Reverend E. M. Burrell, Reverend Woodson, Reverend A. A. Taliaferro, Reverend B. E. Madison, Reverend Lenwood Graham, Reverend Harold S. Stinger, Reverend Edward Smith, Reverend Joseph L. Smith Jr., Reverend William P. Smith who is a son of the church and ordained under the Pastorate of Reverend Alexander Taliaferro, and Reverend Sandy Whitehorn, a daughter of the church who was ordained under the Pastorate of Reverend Edward Smith. Reverend Alexander A. Taliaferro served for thirty-two years; his tenure is longer than any of the pastors called to the Union Baptist Church to date. After his death in December 1962, Reverend Bertram E. Madison was called to serve as pastor until April 1972. Reverend Madison’s interest and commitment to the church was a source of inspiration for spiritual growth, because of his gentle nature and willingness to help others whenever needed. Reverend Lenwood Graham was called to serve as pastor from June 1973 until June 1980. During his tenure, there was noticeable growth in membership. Greater interest and emphasis were also placed on the youth and their involvement in church activities. Reverend Harold S. Stinger served Union Baptist Church from March 1981 to August 1990. Under his leadership the interest in the youth continued, the church experienced many new things that reinforced the fact that God was with us. Within the first year of his pastorate the church embarked on and completed a massive remodeling program on the original building. After a brief rest, the church began to build again in 1985; the following spaces were added and completed: a choir room, kitchen, multipurpose room, and pastor’s study. Reverend Stinger was not only a great builder of the physical plant at Union Baptist Church, he was a great Spiritual leader and teacher, one who abounds in enthusiasm and energy in proclaiming the Word of God by teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Reverend Edward Smith was called to pastor in December 1990 and served until 1996. Under his leadership, members willingly accepted challenges to work in the church for the glory of God. Reverend Joseph L. Smith Jr. was called in to pastor in January 1998 and served until July 2000. During his pastorate, he established the “Lambs Hour” in which he sat with the children and discussed the bible and taught them at their levels of understanding. On October 27, 2001, the Union Baptist Church of Vienna, Virginia and the congregation of the New Hope Baptist Church, Falls Church, Virginia united during a meeting of both memberships. These two fellowships bonded into one by emerging together becoming one church. The two churches used part of their perspective names to change the name of this great congregation led by the declaration of Deacon Leroy Belford, “As of this day, we shall be called the New Union Baptist Church.” In 2001, serving as Interim Pastor, Reverend Carl Bennett, Son of Shiloh Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia, was called to lead and continue the re-organization of New Union Baptist Church (NUBC). He labored faithfully with both congregations prior to their unification, by bringing both churches together in meetings and rotating church services at each church to prepare and decided the church’s permanent location. Reverend Bennett served from April 2001 until February 2002. A Pastoral Search Committee was elected in March 2002 under the Leadership of Deacon Leroy Belford, and on January 25, 2003, New Union voted and called Reverend Raymond C. Bland of the New Samaritan Baptist Church located in Washington DC., to serve as pastor until 2005. Subsequently, after a two-year search starting in 2007, on October 25, 2008, New Union voted unanimously and called Reverend Louis J. Hutchinson III, as the new pastor. After the resignation of Reverend Hutchinson in June 2011, the church was directed under the leadership of Deacon Leroy Belford. God blessed the church to continue serving by inviting various preachers to lead worship. After a few years of the pulpit being vacant, New Union called Elder Eddie N. Sampson of the St. Stephen Baptist Church, Temple Hills, Maryland to serve as pastor on September 1, 2013. Elder Sampson was installed on April 6, 2014. New Union is rooted in decades of rich Christian experiences in Christ, out of which God has allowed this congregation to thrive in and become more knowledgeable of the abundant and unspeakable joy in serving the True and Living God. The New Union Baptist Church possesses a great wealth of history among its membership. This church family is made up of great pioneers such as, Brother Preston Blackwell, first Black to graduate from a predominately White school in Fairfax County; Brother Henry Minor, was the first Black Councilman of a Northern Virginia Jurisdiction. There were many members who were active in the fight for equal rights and Black recognition. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1903 Baptist Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cemeteries Cemetery A cemetery or cemetery grounds Location The location of the item or topic South side of Orchard Street, just east of Malcolm Road, NW, Vienna, VA District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sons and Daughters Cemetery Description An account of the resource Established by the Grand United Order of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Lodge No. 9, in 1892, this community cemetery has over one hundred burials, many of them unmarked, and is in current use. The cemetery was surveyed in 1976 and 1988. When the gravestones were read in April 1988, the cemetery was in good condition. It contained 114 gravestones. The earliest death date was 1892; the most recent was 1987. There appeared to be many unmarked grave sites. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Original Information from Volume 1 of the “Gravestone Books” Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1892 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cemeteries Cemetery A cemetery or cemetery grounds Location The location of the item or topic West side of the 500 block of Lewis Street, off Lawyers Road Vienna, Virginia District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource West End Cemetery Description An account of the resource This cemetery is located on the west side of the 500 block of Lewis Street, off Lawyers Road, in Vienna. According to an article in the 26 May 1988 Vienna Times by Carol Bonham, this cemetery is on land once owned by Capt. Harmon L. Salsbury where he built his home “Windover Heights.” In 1884, Salsbury, who had commanded a division of African American soldiers during the Civil War, conveyed land to Blacks for use as a cemetery. The cemetery has been known over the years as the Borgus, the North-South, the Lewis Street, and the Windover Cemetery. It was named West End Cemetery in 1986 when restoration was being planned by Historic Vienna, Inc. After the restoration, over 250 people at- tended a dedication ceremony at the cemetery on 26 April 1987. When the gravestones were read in April 1988, the cemetery was in excellent condition and was being maintained by Historic Vienna, Inc. The cemetery contained 27 gravestones. The earliest death date was 1884; the most recent was 1978. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Original Information from Volume 1 of the “Gravestone Books” Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Capt. Harmon L. Salsbury https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/08ee33f83458986c9dc8832f913aea49.jpg 9b4bc0d15eaf0bc71db08e261d2b0514 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary and Secondary Sources Text Article Text from newspapers, journal, books, etc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remembering Segregation in McLean and Vienna Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 12, 2014 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lori Baker Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Connection <a href="http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2014/mar/12/remembering-segregation-mclean-and-vienna/">http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2014/mar/12/remembering-segregation-mclean-and-vienna/</a> Description An account of the resource Breaking Barriers Deloris Evans remembers the excitement of riding the bus with students from The Madeira School. She was thrilled because they were going to see Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 inauguration parade. She was also delighted because this was her father’s bus. He was the chauffer for Lucy Madeira, head and founder of The Madeira School. And for this event, he was given permission to bring his young black daughter onto a bus full of white students to see the historic parade. A lot has changed since that time, and Deloris Evans has lived that change. Today’s youth likely cannot imagine that at one time, young African-Americans from McLean could only enter a favorite restaurant through the back door. That is how Evans grew up. But over the years, Evans has seen McLean and Tysons evolve from a small segregated town, to an open and vibrant community. Evans, whose strength of character is evident, says it is those very struggles that made her strong. And on the heels of Black History Month, she recalled some of the stories that helped shape her. She was affected by the time and events around her; and she, in turn, helped to shape and improve the lives of young Northern Virginia African-Americans that would follow after her. EVANS was born off of Swinks Mill Road in McLean. At that time, Black women in the McLean/Great Falls area were only permitted to have their babies delivered at Freedman’s Hospital, which is now Howard University Hospital; or at home by the local doctor. Deloris Evans was born in her family’s home in July of 1932, with the help of Dr. Harold Johnson. “He served the entire Black community by visiting homes,” Evans said. She recalled waiting numerous times, as a child, with chronic and painful ear problems for the busy Dr. Johnson to arrive. Once she reached school age, Evans would walk from her home on Balls Hill Road, down Lewinsville to its intersection with Spring Hill Road. The small Odrick’s School was located there, and offered education to Black children in grades one through seven. “It was a long walk,” she laughed. Charity Baptist Church now sits very close to where Odrick’s School once stood. Soon afterward, she attended Louise Archer School on Nutley Street, after her family moved to Vienna. The school, in its early days, was called the Vienna Colored School. Dedicated educator, Louise Archer, along with two other teachers, taught and fed black students in the three-room brick building. The school was renamed Louise Archer Elementary School not long after the much-loved educator’s death in 1948. “Ms. Archer taught history like it was the only subject in the curriculum,” Evans said. “You knew everything about the presidents.” When it came time for high school, McLean and Vienna’s African-American students were bussed to Manassas, unless they could find transportation to a black high school in Washington, D.C. So Evans attended Manassas Regional High School for four years starting in 1945. After graduation, Lucy Madeira, who Evans considered a kind friend to the family, strongly encouraged Evans to attend Howard University, and offered to help with the financing. But scholarship money, along with the opportunity to live away from home led her to Johnson C. Smith College in Charlotte, N.C. Evans noted that at the time, she accepted segregation as a part of life. “We were so molded in segregation. We didn’t have the mindset that young people have today.” But slowly things began to change. The growing business industry around what is now Tysons Corner brought new jobs and new people, many who were less apt to tolerate racism and segregation. “The physical growth did it, really,” she said. “And with that came diversity. And then the dynamics of government and politics and laws began to change.” In the late 1950s, Evans and her family helped register nearly every African-American family in the area to vote. Her mother canvassed the neighborhoods, working through the black churches. She had Deloris and her brother focus on spreading the word to younger people. Evans has been very voter-conscious ever since. She eventually began teaching, and was one of the first African-Americans assigned to teach in Fairfax County. She was moved from James Lee Elementary, the school for black students in Falls Church, across the street to the all white Westlawn Elementary School. In the mid-1960s and early 1970s, according to Evans, Fairfax County “was rapidly making a name for itself.” The county conducted two-year studies of African-American candidates they were considering for integrated teaching jobs. They even conducted home visits, because “some people had never been in a black home,” Evans said. The candidates, established teachers, and administrators all attended training courses on integration. Her career in education grew, and eventually led her to principal positions at three schools. IN 2002, Evans chartered a youth council of the NAACP in Fairfax County. The purpose of the council was, and still is, to help identify and address challenges to African-American youth in the area. Some of the challenges, as identified by the youth themselves, were drugs, alcohol, and teen pregnancy. As a result, countywide Teen Summits were developed, and are still ongoing. Evans helped run those summits throughout Northern Virginia until 2010. These days Evans is struck by the feeling that young people may not realize how far things have progressed in a fairly short time. And she wants them to realize their potential. “There are still barriers that prevent a lot of black kids from trying to reach a goal,” she said. “But we can hardly accept any excuse for you’re not trying to have a goal and reach it. You just have to keep going, searching, and pursuing whatever that goal is.” Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary and Secondary Sources Text Article Text from newspapers, journal, books, etc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource William A. West, Pioneer Settler in Vienna, Dies at 104 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 1, 1978 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Richard Pearson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/09/01/william-a-west-pioneer-settler-in-vienna-dies-at-104/74b18ebc-e732-4bba-b1e1-39e680c09b6d/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1978/09/01/william-a-west-pioneer-settler-in-vienna-dies-at-104/74b18ebc-e732-4bba-b1e1-39e680c09b6d/</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Washington Post Description An account of the resource William Alexander West was born in Virginia, Va., near the side of the plantation where his parents had been slaves.Ulysses B. Glynt, who had accepted the surrender of Gen. Hobart E. Lee at [WORD ILLEGIBLE] Courthouse, was president of the United States when William Alexander came into the world. Although the Civil War had ended [WORD ILLEGIBLE] it really was two worlds. Mr. West used to recall. There was a black one and a white one. Opportunities for blacks were very few. It was only through the kindness of a certain "Capt. Salisbury," who had commanded black soldiers in the Union Army, that Mr. West was able to buy two acres of land near his birthplace. Mr. West, who was a graduate of Howard University, taught in a black elementary school near what is now Tysons Corner. He had a barbershop that stayed open after midnight on Saturdays. For seven years he worked at the Government Printing Office for a $2 a day. In 1917, he got a job as a messenger at the Army War College and stayed there until he retired in [WORD ILLEGIBLE] But he kept his two access. He grew vegetables; some of which he sold, and he made his home on his land. That is where he died Thursday following an apparent heart attack. He was 105. In all of his long life Mr. West used to say, no change was as great or as prefound as the repeal of the [WORD ILLEGIBLE] Jim Crow Laws. These laws began to be put on the Virginia books in[WORD ILLEGIBLE] They kept him in the back of the trolleys he rode to work in the District of Columbia. "When I was a young man you could get on a car and go anyplace white people could go," Mr. West said on his [WORD ILLEGIBLE] birthday. "But then the Jim Crow laws were passed and I was restricted to just a little old car put on for colored right next to the engine. I suffered." In 1954, segregation in public accommodations was outlawed. Schools were desegregated and the right of blacks to vote was agreed. Mr. West, who helped found the Fairfax County chapter of the NAACP in 1944, regarded them as [WORD ILLEGIBLE] equal in importance to the end of the Jim Crow laws. For a long time after the Civil War, Negroes had no schools, and when they did, these was not much attention paid to them," he once said. "There were no high schools until the late years. "In the colored schools there was no place to ampire to, no competitioned. I think now that the Negro child has to take more interest so he can keep up or get ahead of the white child." Mr. West, who was known as "Uncle Billy" to his friends, had a hard enough time finding on opportunity to use the education he got at Howard."I could always think corn and hoe potatoes, but I wanted something better," he said. So he got a job teaching school. He earned $35 a month for teaching 80 children. He held the job for 10 years. When Theodore Roosevelt was president, Mr. West applied for a job as a mail carrier. He took a competitive examination on which he scored [WORD ILLEGIBLE] , but the job went to a white man who had scored 65. "I decided that there was no chance of me getting (a Post Office) job and I'd content myself in the school room." But 1910, he went to work for the Government Printing Office at $2 a day which [WORD ILLEGIBLE] a raise. He left there for the Army War College as a messenger because the job paid [WORD ILLEGIBLE] a month. Eventually, he came to run the officers mess at the facility, but because of his race he continued to be classified as a messenger. Mrs. West lived to see things change. March 4, 1974, was proclaimed "William A. West Day" in the town of Vienna and throughout Fairfax County. Mr. West's wife, the former Idella Henderson, died in 1954. His survivors include a daughter, Marie Johnson Brown, of the home in Vienna. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Notable Individuals Text Article Text from newspapers, journal, books, etc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fairfax Civil Right Activist Lillian Blackwell Dies At 85 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 14, 1996 Description An account of the resource Lillian S. Blackwell, 85, a civil rights activist in Fairfax County who successfully sued to ban segregation of public accommodations in Virginia, died of an aneurysm May 10 at Fairfax Hospital. She lived in Vienna. Mrs. Blackwell and her youngest son, Lawrence, also were plaintiffs in a 1959 suit that led to the integration of Fairfax County schools. As a member of civil rights groups in Northern Virginia, she picketed restaurants, theaters and hospitals in the 1950s to protest the exclusion of black patrons. In 1963, Mrs. Blackwell and an Arlington woman filed a lawsuit in federal court against movie theaters that had refused to sell them tickets on the basis that there were no sections set aside for black patrons. A special three-judge panel ruled that a Virginia law providing for segregated seating was unconstitutional. In the six months that it took the panel to hear the case and issue a ruling, nearly all movie theaters in Northern Virginia dropped their color bars. Mrs. Blackwell was born in the Loudoun County community of Arcola and raised in Arlington and Oakton. She attended the Louise Archer School through the ninth grade and, as a young woman, worked as a seamstress and dressmaker in Washington. She was a school bus driver in Fairfax County after World War II, ran the Dunkirk Employment Services in Vienna in the early 1960s and was employed as a household worker through the early 1980s. Mrs. Blackwell was a Fairfax County member of the Human Relations Council and a volunteer with the organization's Horizon Day Camp. She was membership chairman of the NAACP, a member of the Friends of the Library organization that raised money for a public library for Vienna, and a founding member in Fairfax of the National Council of Negro Women and Black Women United for Action. Mrs. Blackwell organized the first African American Girl Scout troop in Fairfax and the first integrated Brownie troop, an effort that was chronicled in Reader's Digest. She was a director of the Fairfax County Council of the Girl Scouts. She was a member of the Vienna-Oakton-Dunn Loring United Council of Church Women, Fairfax County Fair Housing, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee, the Sutton Road Civic Association, Union Baptist Church in Vienna and Quilters Unlimited of America. She led the volunteers who created a quilt depicting black history in the county that is displayed in the Massey government office building in Fairfax. Her husband, Philip Blackwell, died in 1984. Survivors include six children, John Blackwell of Leesburg, Grace Ellis of Ruther Glen, Va., Preston Blackwell of Culpeper, Va., Phyllis Blackwell of Alexandria, Lawrence Blackwell of Atlanta and Donna Blackwell of Vienna; three brothers; two sisters; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Claudia Levy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/05/14/fairfax-civil-rights-activist-lillian-blackwell-dies-at-85/7c0c003e-9937-4673-ab30-41ecd6fb7326/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/05/14/fairfax-civil-rights-activist-lillian-blackwell-dies-at-85/7c0c003e-9937-4673-ab30-41ecd6fb7326/</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Washington Post Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Research Centers Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description Franconia Museum is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Location The location of the item or topic 6121 Franconia Road Franconia, Virginia 22310, Franconia Government Center. District Name of the district that the item is located in Lee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Franconia Museum Description An account of the resource Franconia Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving history of a community that in the 1800s was a thriving farming area southwest of the City of Alexandria. The museum has a large collection of artifacts, exhibits, books, and videos, including a permanent exhibit of the African American Community of Carrolltown. African Americans living in Carrolltown donated lumber to build both the Laurel Grove School and the Laurel Grove Baptist Church. Lee Museum https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/dd8a3f11e2df7d8d45680bfb653ce198.JPG dab7dd82124eba0e2cc14e656b1b7f13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Lipsey Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historical Sites Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description The museum is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 10:00AM-2:00PM Website: www.laurelgroveschool.org email: contact@laurelgroveschool.org Both Laurel Grove Church and School are listed on the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites. Laurel Grove School Museum First Generation Born to Freedom Hear from Former Students - <a href="http://www.laurelgroveschool.org/about/HearStudents.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.laurelgroveschool.org/about/HearStudents.html</a> Teaching with the Laurel Grove School Lesson Plans - Examples - Growing Up in a Segregated Society, Founding of the Laurel Grove School and, The Daily Experience of the Laurel Grove School <a href="https://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/about</a> Location The location of the item or topic 6840 Beulah Street Franconia, Virginia 22310 District Name of the district that the item is located in Franconia Historical Marker Information on related nearby historical markers or other physical markers Laurel Grove Colored School And Church Inscription. In the early 1880s, former slaves organized a congregation and held church services near a grove of laurel on Beulah Road. The trustees, including Middleton Braxton, George Carroll, Thornton Gray, and William Jasper, were focused on educating the children of the congregation. In 1881, Georgianna and William Jasper, a former slave of William Hayward Foote of Hayfield Plantation, deeded one-half acre from his thirteen-acre farm to the segregated Virginia School System for $10.00. The school served the community until 1932. In 1884, the Jaspers deeded another half-acre for construction of a sanctuary next to the school. Carrolltown Location: near Kingstowne Center Shopping Center furthers the story of Laurel Grove School and Church. Text: Between 1899-1903 George Carroll purchased 121 acres adjacent to the original 10 acres bequeathed to him by Dennis Johnston, owner of his mother, Jane. By 1918 Carroll had sold 51 acres to family including the Kelly, Baker, Carter, Harris, Horad and Carroll families. The prosperous community Carrolltown that developed here consisted of these extended family units. These families, who were committed to the community’s success, donated lumber from Carrolltown to build the Laurel Grove School and Church. Children from Carrolltown attended the school. George Carroll was a respected community member, a licensed business owner, and a trustee at the Laurel Grove Church. Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists Photo by Mary Lipsey Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Laurel Grove School Museum Description An account of the resource Laurel Grove School was built by freed men and women in the 1880s to educate their children. Today the one room school is a museum sharing the history of African American families who built the school, furnished it, provided books, and hired the first teacher. Land was deeded by William and Georgiana Jasper to the Mt. Vernon School District, but the district only provided one cord of wood each school term. The museum has artifacts, exhibits, land deeds, resource documents, and video recordings of some students who attended the school from 1928-1932. Elementary, Middle and High school students and teachers visit annually. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881 - Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource William Jasper Georgiana Jasper Relation A related resource <a href="https://silverbox.gmu.edu/fairfaxaahi/items/show/125">Laurel Grove Colored School And Church Historical Marker</a> Franconia Lee Museum Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Churches Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites: Parcel Number: 102-1 ((1)) 67B The 1930 structure is on the Inventory. The Summary and Historic Landmark File are available at the Virginia Room, Fairfax Regional Library: HLF - Churches - Bethlehem Baptist Church - Fairfax (VA) Historical Marker Information on related nearby historical markers or other physical markers <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=100708" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=100708</a> Location The location of the item or topic 7836 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, VA 22306 District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bethlehem Baptist Church and Cemetery Description An account of the resource The church was organized in 1863 in people’s homes under the leadership of the former enslaved Reverend Samuel K. Taylor. In 1865, the first church building was erected and named Bethlehem. The original structure, built of lumber donated from a United States government stable in Alexandria, served as a school as well as a church. The growth of the congregation led to the creation of a second building, erected in 1884. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863 - 1865 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel K. Taylor Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cemeteries Cemetery A cemetery or cemetery grounds Location The location of the item or topic 1900 Collingwood Road (Route 628) South Alexandria, Virginia District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Snowden and Bethlehem Cemetery Description An account of the resource The land was transferred from Stacey and Elizabeth Snowden to the Trustees of Bethlehem Baptist Church in the early 1900s. The cemetery includes formal markers, fieldstones, concrete and wooden markers, and funeral home markers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bethlehem Baptist Church 1865-1976: Bethlehem Baptist Church Observes its 111th Anniversary, 1976. Gum Springs, VA: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1976. A 1933 Afro-American Weekly article on the early history of Bethlehem Baptist Church stated in part: “The unquenchable ambition of a slave youth who followed his star from the depths of the slave marts to an intrepid dash for his freedom gave birth to Bethlehem Baptist Church. In those days the people of this church had a burning zeal for worship and church service, and they attended church in large numbers.” The bulletin for the 156th church anniversary summarizes the church history on pages 6-7, <a href="https://www.bethlehemofalexandria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4th-Sunday-October-27-2019-%20Church-Anniversary-Bulletin-PERM.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.bethlehemofalexandria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/4th-Sunday-October-27-2019- Church-Anniversary-Bulletin-PERM.pdf</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881 - Relation A related resource Bethlehem Baptist Church and Cemetery Cemetery Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cemeteries Cemetery A cemetery or cemetery grounds Location The location of the item or topic 1900 Collingwood Road (Route 628) South Alexandria, Virginia District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coleman Cemetery Description An account of the resource This is a historically African American Cemetery. The land for this cemetery was purchased by the Churches and Fraternities Association of Alexandria on Oct. 27, 1944. It appears that many of the older graves were relocated from an Odd Fellows Cemetery established by the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Stevens Lodge No. 1435 that stood on nearly two acres near the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Columbia Pike in Arlington. Selena and Thornton Gray of Arlington House have a relatively new tombstone here. Other families may have been moved here as well. The majority of tombstones are dated after 1960. A 2015 Washington Post article indicated that there were unclaimed remains from Washington DC that have been relocated here as well but may be unmarked. The oldest gravestone is marked 1892, but it is likely moved from another location. The cemetery includes formal markers, field stones, concrete and wooden markers, and funeral home markers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fairfax Genealogy Society Report- Coleman Cemetery <a href="https://fxgs.org/cemeteryRecords.php?cid=227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://fxgs.org/cemeteryRecords.php?cid=227</a> Find a grave Memorials: Coleman Cemetery <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/49839/memorial-search?orderby=d&page=1#sr-30670432" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/49839/memorial-search?orderby=d&page=1#sr-30670432</a> Washington Post Article about relocation of unclaimed remains to Coleman cemetery <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/washingtons-unclaimed-remains-in-%20unmarked-graves-next-to-trash-cans/2015/07/19/a8c03ce2-24df-11e5-aae2-%206c4f59b050aa_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/washingtons-unclaimed-remains-in- unmarked-graves-next-to-trash-cans/2015/07/19/a8c03ce2-24df-11e5-aae2- 6c4f59b050aa_story.html</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1944 - https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/d7935ef5c0ec2f303acb152c4b0897ac.jpg 0201fb84a178e2c56c5bf6a873fb4cdb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schools School A school building Location The location of the item or topic 8100 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, VA 22306 District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists Courtesy of FCPS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Drew-Smith Elementary School Description An account of the resource Drew-Smith School, a segregated facility opened in the 1952-53 School year. It was named for Charles Drew, a researcher in the field of blood transfusions and Annie Smith, the first African American teacher at the Gum Springs Colored School. It was closed in June 1965 when Fairfax County integrated the schools. The majority of Drew-Smith students were integrated into Bucknell, Gunston, Hollin Hall, Hollin Meadows, Hybla Valley, and Mount Vernon Woods elementary schools. Drew-Smith was converted into a special education center and became a pilot site for the “Culturally Disadvantaged Program” (the forerunner of the Head Start program). The building is currently in use as the Gum Springs Community Center. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Desegregation: The Schools” Fairfax County Public Schools. Desegregation: The Schools | Fairfax County Public Schools (fcps.edu) “Drew-Smith Elementary School” Gum Springs Museum Website, May 1, 2009. The Gum Springs Museum: Drew-Smith Elementary School Dedication of Drew-Smith Elementary School, Gum Springs, Fairfax County, Virginia by Drew-Smith Elementary School, 1953. Available in FCPL Virginia Room 372.9755D 1953 Drew-Smith Elementary School Reunion: Celebrating a Proud Past, by Drew-Smith Elementary School Reunion Committee, 1997. Available in FCPL Virginia Room 372.9755 D 1997 “Snake Hill to Spring Bank: The Groveton Community” Groveton High School students under the direction of their teachers and Edith Moore Sprouse in the mid-1970s. The interviews were transcribed. All three volumes of the book are also available online at <a href="http://166.94.9.135/library/branches/vr/snakehill/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://166.94.9.135/library/branches/vr/snakehill/</a> “A History of Education For Black Students in Fairfax County Prior to 1954.” by Evelyn Darnell Russell-Porte Dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION, July 19, 2000, <a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/29646/Final.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/29646/Final.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952 - 1965 https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/files/original/c22864f1bf7694a2e7385ae8b3164676.jpg 29ab367bce75a2ad0fcf271c189f1a81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schools School A school building Location The location of the item or topic 5970 Meeres Road, Ft Belvoir, VA District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Photo Credit A credit to a photo or other file provided for the item, if exists Courtesy of FCPS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fort Belvoir Elementary School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940 - 1950s Description An account of the resource In 1940 the Army acquired the historic African American Community of Woodlawn. This land was located close to present day Ft Belvoir Elementary School. Woodlawn was a thriving African American Community of single-family homes, a church, school, and an Odd Fellows Hall. After acquiring Woodlawn and the surrounding area, the Army built Youngs Village to house the African American soldiers and their families. At first, the students, attended the Gum Springs School. Sometime before 1946 a school was organized on site for the African American children to attend. President Truman in July 1948 signed an executive order to desegregate the military. Ft Belvoir schools were still segregated at the end of 1951 and local reporters pointed out the disparity between schools. In the school for African American students, Miss Laura Mc Phail was teaching first through third grades in one classroom, and Miss Marie Britt taught fourth through seventh in the other classroom. Trumans order was fully executed by 1956 and families in Youngs Village were relocated. The school and homes were demolished in the late 1950s. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived What’s in a name – Ft Belvoir Elementary School: <a href="https://youtu.be/W2M_JiLs2Gs" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://youtu.be/W2M_JiLs2Gs</a> Ft Belvoir Housing History: <a href="https://www.fortbelvoirhousinghistory.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fortbelvoirhousinghistory.com</a> Youngs Village was named after African American Officer Col. Charles Young: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/chyo/learn/historyculture/colonel-charles-young.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nps.gov/chyo/learn/historyculture/colonel-charles-young.htm</a> “JC at Ft. Belvoir Harms School-Age Children Greatest: Separate Schools, Residential Areas Violate The President’s Directive Ordering Integration” The Baltimore Afro-American December 29, 1951 Fort Belvoir Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schools School A school building Location The location of the item or topic Originally at Bethlehem Baptist Church, at Sherwood Hall Lane and Fordson Road, later at Sherwood Hall Lane and Richmond Highway District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gum Springs Colored School Description An account of the resource Circa 1865, a free public colored school was opened at Bethehem Baptist Church. The building materials were supplied by the Freedman’s Bureau. Quakers Helen Harley, D.E. Smith, and Josephine Baker (of Wellington aka River Farm) served as teachers. In 1867, Julia Ford Rogers daughter of West Ford, provided an acre of land for the building of a separate school building. Annie Smith, later namesake of the Drew-Smith Elementary School at 8100 Fordson Road, was the first African American teacher at this school. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Early Schools along Route 1: Part I” by Michael K. Bohn. Mount Vernon Gazette, 2006<a href="http://scottsurovell.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-of-us-1-early-schools-on-us-1.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> http://scottsurovell.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-of-us-1-early-schools-on-us-1.html</a> African American Landowners, Churches, Schools and Businesses, Fairfax County, Virginia (1860- 1900) brochure, text by Guinevere Jones, Brian Sales, Theora Austin, and Edith Sprouse, 2009. "Firsthand accounts about Gum Springs and Freedman ‘colored’ schools," in Teaching with Laurel Grove School, Item #51, <a href="https://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/items/show/51" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://chnm.gmu.edu/laurelgrove/items/show/51</a> “Educating Freedmen During Reconstruction in Fairfax County” by Debbie Robison, December 6, 2014 <a href="http://www.novahistory.org/FreedmenEducation/FreedmenEducation.htm#_edn95" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.novahistory.org/FreedmenEducation/FreedmenEducation.htm#_edn95</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1865 - ? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Schools School A school building Location The location of the item or topic Gunston Road, across from Shiloh Baptist Church. The school site is located between the cemetery of Shiloh Baptist Church and the gate of Gunston Hall. District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gunston Colored School Description An account of the resource The Gunston Colored School was located at the entrance to the Gunston Hall property, across the street from the Gunston White School, which later became Shiloh Baptist Church. The one acre of land for the school was sold to Fairfax County by Edward Daniels, then owner of Gunston Hall. (Shortly after the Civil War, the Black community of Gunston had established a log school on Harley Road which they maintained until Fairfax County established the Gunston Colored School.) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived African American Landowners, Churches, Schools and Businesses, Fairfax County, Virginia (1860- 1900) brochure, text by Guinevere Jones, Brian Sales, Theora Austin, and Edith Sprouse, 2009. “Between the lines: Free Blacks Living on Mason's Neck during the Civil War” DVD-R produced by the Gunston Hall Seeds of Independence Committee. Held in Gunston Hall Archives “Early Schools along Route 1: Part 2” by Michael K. Bohn. Mount Vernon Gazette. 2006. <a href="http://scottsurovell.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-of-us-1-early-schools-along.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://scottsurovell.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-of-us-1-early-schools-along.html</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Churches Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Location The location of the item or topic 221 Emmett Dr, Alexandria, VA 22307 District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mount Calvary Baptist Church Description An account of the resource The church was formed in 1953 in the rural Spring Bank area as a mission of Mount Olive Baptist Church and Antioch Baptist Church. Land was purchased in 1954 and the buildings were completed by 1956. Reverend William Burruss led the church for the first 5 years, the Quander family members were instrumental in establishing the church. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Quanders by Rohumlamin Quander, 2021, p.197-198 <a href="https://www.mountcalvarybaptist.com/history.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.mountcalvarybaptist.com/history.htm</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953 Baptist Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cemeteries Cemetery A cemetery or cemetery grounds Location The location of the item or topic Southeast of Gum Springs Community Center at the end of Fordson Road District Name of the district that the item is located in Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Peake Family Cemetery Description An account of the resource This cemetery is the final resting place of both Black and White residents of Gum Springs. The Peake family owned the property from 1762-1805. The Peake family held 3 enslaved people and the area is believed to have been an enslaved cemetery. West Ford purchased the farm in 1805 and at least two of his descendants are buried here. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fairfax Genealogy Society Report on Peake Family Cemetery<a href="https://fxgs.org/cemeteryRecords.php?cid=237" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> Historic Marker Entry – Peake Family Cemetery, <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=131555" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=131555</a> Find a Grave Memorials – Peake Family Cemetery, <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2183324/memorial-search#srp-top" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2183324/memorial-search#srp-top</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Oldest gravestone 1785 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Peake Family Cemetery Mount Vernon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Churches Building A house, school, church, farmhouse, etc. Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description Annandale United Methodist Church is on the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites. Location The location of the item or topic Intersection of Gallows Road and Columbia Pike District Name of the district that the item is located in Mason Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Annandale United Methodist Church Description An account of the resource The church was founded in 1846 as Annandale’s Methodist Episcopal Church on farmland deeded by William Garges. The church was destroyed during the Civil War and rebuilt in 1870. The small white frame church was built by Thomas Walker and included a balcony for Black worshippers. The first public school was held in what became known as the Little White Church. The Church cemetery contains over 100 burials. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Annandale United Methodist Church Restores Little White Church for its 175th Anniversary September 11, 2021<a href="https://annandalechurch.com/celebrate175/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> Annandale History, Historic Sites- Annandale United Methodist - <a href="http://www.annandalechamber.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.annandalechamber.com</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1846-present Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Walker Mason Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Telling stories: a collection of transcribed interviews of Quander family members Subject The topic of the resource Oral Histories Description An account of the resource 2 Volume Set of 29 Transcribed interviews performed July 1984- January 1994 with Lewis Lear Quander, Gladys Quander Tancil, Roberta H. Quander and others. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant District: Mount Vernon Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 929.2753 TELL 1998 Fairfax County Public Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Snake Hill to Spring Bank: The Groveton Community Description An account of the resource “Snake Hill to Spring Bank” was an oral history project conducted by students at Groveton High School in the mid-1970s. The interviews were transcribed. All three volumes of the book are also available online. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Interviewer: Groveton High School students under the direction of their teachers and Edith Moore Sprouse. <a href="http://166.94.9.135/library/branches/vr/snakehill/">http://166.94.9.135/library/branches/vr/snakehill/</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant District: Mount Vernon Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 975.529 S Fairfax County Public Library