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.

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

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.
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 10, 2025, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/11672.

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