4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (423+ words) Mount Zion Freewill Baptist Church, pictured, is the site of a more than 50-year family reunion, celebrating one of the first free African American settlements in West Virginia, dating back to 1848. The church was built in 1898. (Stephen Williamson/The Spirit…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (244+ words) The descendants of abolitionist Rev. Josiah Henson,who inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic American novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, gathered in Montgomery County recently, where their ancestor was once enslaved. During the reunion, a quilt was unveiled by Sew Creative Lounge,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (855+ words) A historic Black church in Oro-Medonte may soon be the focus of a renewed effort to transform the property into a place for education, interpretation and community programming. Janice Thompson and Joan Mahaffey are developing a five-year strategic plan for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (290+ words) Oswego County News Now At the beginning of my first book on the history of the Ellis side of my family, I expressed that I always have a passion for two things in life. One is playing, watching, listening to,…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (94+ words) Main Street Media of Tennessee 119 Years of Faith: Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Continues Building Legacy in Columbia For 119 years, a small church in the heart of Columbia has opened its doors to generations of families, welcoming them with faith, fellowship and a…...