Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School
Long Ridge Community, Mars Hill, NC
News and other information about the Anderson Rosenwald Rehabilitation Project.
A quilting and storytelling project, led by Teaching Artist Jenny Pickens, became a lens for helping girls honor the stories of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School’s alumni and former teachers. The new humanities PageLab, connecting history and the arts, Read More …
Sunday, March 20, 2022 Enjoy an afternoon of historical reenactments honoring our ancestors, as well as acknowledging alumni of, and welcoming descendants of, the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School and Long Ridge Community. The event will begin with a ceremony Read More …
Fatimah Shabazz, Sally Gooze, and Supt. Ronald Gates of Greater Works Church of Christ in God were interviewed by Carol Anders of 103.3 FM radio. These representatives of the Rosenwald Collaborative explained the history of the Anderson School and the 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 …
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 …
We can learn about the past in so many ways — through listening, reading, visiting historic sites, and even creating art! This July, PAGE students will have a unique opportunity to learn about the history of the African American community Read More …
The first Story-Telling event takes place in Asheville on Sunday, July 11th from 3-5 pm at the Stephens Lee Cultural Center in the Multi-purpose Room. Another special event takes place at the Mars Hill Anderson-Rosenwald School building on Monday, July 12th from 11:15-12:30. Read More …
We have not enjoyed the opportunity to gather and do a little work at the school in quite a while. But now we have some work to do. When the bead board walls went up, they were attached with air Read More …