Groundbreaking Ceremony at Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
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Title
Groundbreaking Ceremony at Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
Alternative Title
Poster for Groundbreaking Ceremony
Subject
Oviedo (Fla.)
African Americans--Florida
Schools
Education--Florida
Segregation--Florida
Elementary schools--United States
Description
A poster advertising the groundbreaking ceremony for the Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum. The poster reads, "Groundbreaking Ceremony. You are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate the start of renovation and repair of the HOCSMUSEUM (Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum) Monday, February 13, 2023, 12:00 PM. 2170 James Drive Oviedo, Fl 32765. This venue is a place where people all over the world can visit to see the rich history of colored schools in Oviedo and the surrounding areas. 407-234-3374. hocsmuseum.org." A photograph of the museum and a gold shovel sticking out of a mound of dirt appear at the bottom.
In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
In 2000, Gloria Godwin and Gracia Muller Miller began talking about a reunion for the Jackson Heights Elementary School, a colored school in Oviedo during segregation. Reunion Historian, Judith Smith, began to look for artifacts from that era and struggled to locate any pictures or other information. She put the word out amongst the former students, asking to borrow photographs or other materials related to the colored school. Immediately, items began to pour in, and the result was a book entitled: “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools 1890-1967, Oviedo Elementary, Jackson Heights Elementary, Geneva, Wagner, Kolokee (Snowhill), Gabriella (Jamestown).” From there, the mission was born.
Creator
Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
Source
1 original color poster: Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida.
Publisher
Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum
Date Created
2023-02-13
Date Copyrighted
2023-02-13
Is Part Of
Format
image/jpg
Extent
385 KB
Medium
1 color poster
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, Oviedo, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and published by Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Robison Jim. Around Oviedo. Charleston South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. 2012. Accessed November 4, 2022.
"1878 -1913 Black Schools in Seminole County." Parks and Preservation, Seminole County Government.” Accessed November 4, 2022.
The World Outside Reunion. “A Written and Pictorial History of the Oviedo Area Colored Schools, 1890-1967.” RICHES of Central Florida accessed November 4, 2022, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5258.
Citation
Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum, “Groundbreaking Ceremony at Historic Oviedo Colored Schools Museum,” RICHES, accessed May 30, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11672.