Long Ridge Community, Mars Hill, NC
Take a trip to the 1920s when Rosenwald Schools were being constructed across the south. The photographs in this collection depict construction efforts and building progress, newly completed buildings, and damaged buildings or buildings in disrepair. Students and local residents, Read More …
Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 11AM for their first in-person event of the year. This event is free and open to the public. Influenced by the work of Booker T. Washington, Read More …
Due to the weather and the growing COVID numbers and positive cases in Madison County, I am recommending that we move the January meeting to Friday, January 28th. I based this recommendation on the advise of the COVID Nurse from Read More …
Together we are on a mission, a mission to sustain our histories based in and around our Long Ridge School, Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School, its history, and therefore the history of all who attended and all who were impacted. Read More …
Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Friends’ Meetings take place at the school on the third Friday of the month, from 1:00-3:00 PM. The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School is located at 225 Mount Olive Drive in Mars Hill, NC. Mission Read More …
Additional Discussion Comment: Richard shared the following updates for the History Book: BRICKS, A Play in Two Acts by Elizabeth Webster Watson: Story of Slave Joe Correspondence between Dr. David Gilbert regarding Billy Strayhorn’s Music Side Bars and Correction: Our Read More …
Added wood trim, filled nail holes, touched-up paint, and set the stove and stove pipe in position. Dan Slagle has been working on the interior of the school for months. All the pieces are coming together! Thanks to all the Read More …
Outside Security Light Update: I have been given the approval to move forward with this. I will be contacting Jimmy Willis to get a quote and give it to Andy Gregg for approval. This expenditure will be paid by the Read More …
Events Saturday, September 4: (??) School Open/Time. Must have a greeter to be open! Sunday, September 5: (??) School Open/Time. Must have a greeter to be open! Friday, September 17, 2:00pm: OLLI Zoom Meeting from MHARS Saturday, October 2, 10:00am-5:00pm: Read More …
by Chance Thweatt, reprinted with permission of The News-Record & Sentinel – MARS HILL – During segregation, the Anderson Rosenwald school educated more than 2,000 African American children from Madison County. It closed in the spring of 1965. It was Read More …