Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

Long Ridge Community, Mars Hill, NC

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Celebrating the Completion of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

Posted onAugust 30, 2022AuthorWebmaster

You are cordially invited to attend the Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School and the Madison County Board of Education’s commemorative event celebrating the completion of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Rehabilition Project (2009-2022) and the donors Read More …

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Open House September 3 & 4

Posted onAugust 30, 2022August 30, 2022AuthorWebmaster

The Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School is hosting a two-day Open House at the School during the Mount Olive Baptist Church and the Long Ridge Community Homecoming events. The Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School will be open Read More …

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August & September Events at the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School

Posted onAugust 3, 2022August 3, 2022AuthorWebmaster

Please join us to learn more about the school at these special events. Saturday, August 6, 2022 “Why This Place Matters” Story & Tour, 11:00 a.m. Western North Carolina Historical Association Saturday, August 6, 2022 Visit Joe Anderson Memorial Site, Read More …

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The Rosenwald School in Mars Hill

Equal Opportunity

Posted onJuly 5, 2022July 5, 2022AuthorWebmaster

The rehabilitated Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School is revived as a beacon of Black history in America. by Melissa Reardon, WNC Magazine, Summer 2022 – Down a scenic mountain road in rural Madison County sits an important and recently rehabilitated Read More …

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The Museum Room at the School Takes Shape

Posted onJune 28, 2022AuthorWebmaster

The museum room is taking shape! With a bit more work, the room will be finished and ready for tours. The room includes panels from the exhibition “Our Story, This Place — The History of African American Education in Madison Read More …

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Oralene Anderson Graves Simmons

Mars Hill University Honors Oralene Simmons

Posted onMay 30, 2022May 30, 2022AuthorWebmaster

Mars Hill University’s spring commencement ceremony honored not only nearly 175 graduates, but also the university’s first African American student. Oralene Simmons, who broke the color barrier in the early 1960s, was presented an honorary doctorate. The commencement speaker was Read More …

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DNCR Visits the School

Posted onApril 30, 2022May 30, 2022AuthorWebmaster

Three officials with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources came to visit the School on Thursday, April 7, 2022. They met with Willa Wyatt and alumni of the school to see the progress that has been made Read More …

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PAGE’s Quilting Exhibit

Posted onMarch 17, 2022AuthorWebmaster

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 …

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Spring Celebration: the Rosenwald Collaborative

Posted onMarch 15, 2022March 17, 2022AuthorWebmaster

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 …

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Dreamers Who are Doers: the Rosenwald Collaborative

Posted onMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022AuthorWebmaster

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 …

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Unlocking the Doors of Opportunity Now Showing on PBS

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Exhibit of Paintings by Charity Ray

Opening at Mars Landing Galleries on Saturday, March 25 from... Read more →

The blackboard at the historic school, which has been rehabilitated.

Madison County Educators Visit Restored, Historic School for Black Students

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Unlocking the Doors of Opportunity

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Ethnic Heritage History of MHU

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Madison Meets its Obligation – News-Record, August 27, 1964

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Meetings of the Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School take place at the historic school, located at 225 Mount Olive Drive in Mars Hill, NC.

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    • About Us
    • The Mars Hill Rosenwald School Building Rehabilitation Project
    • National Register of Historic Places
    • Meetings
    • Minutes
    • Subscribe to our Newsletter
    • Join Our Mailing List
    • Contact Us
  • History
    • “Our Story, This Place” MHARS History Book (2022)
    • The Vision of Dr. Booker T. Washington & Mr. Julius Rosenwald
    • History Overview
    • African-American Public Education in Madison County
    • Rosenwald Funds for Long Ridge
    • The Long Ridge School
    • Historic Moments
    • Long Ridge Achievers
    • The Story of Joseph Anderson
    • Interviews
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    • Latest News
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    • “Our Story, This Place” MHARS History Book (2022)
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