EVENTS

October 18, 2007 - 4:00 p.m.

Partners in Restoration | pdf announcment
Park View United Methodist Church
1131 Crawford Parkway, Olde Towne.
Come into the side door on Crawford Parkway.

Forthcoming

Portsmouth (Colored) Community Library Restoration Project: The society is working on restoring and moving the library to a new site in order to develop the library into a museum. The museum will store various artifacts pertaining to Portsmouth 's African American culture. If you are interested in making a donation or otherwise helping the society work toward this worthy event, please contact Mae Breckenridge-Haywood (757) 487-9431 or maehaywood@msn.com .

August 16, 2007

Dr. Jeff Littlejohn, Sam Houston State University, will present "Direct Action: The Sit-Ins in Tidewater, Virginia."
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Portsmouth Virginia.

February 2006
Black History Month Program

The African American Historical Society of Portsmouth, Blacks in Government, Twine Memorial Holy Temple, and the I. C. Norcom Alumni Association, Inc. will sponsor an event at I. C. Norcum High School. The program will include a forum on the topic of Who freed the slaves? President Lincoln, the Union Army, or the slaves themselves? Perspectives from the Hampton Roads area and Virginia will be presented by Dr. Tommy Bogger, NSU Archivist, Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, NSU History Department; Dr. Michael Hucles, ODU History Department, and Major Stanley Semple, Inf. USAR. Cynthia P. Morrison, the first black female Clerk of Portsmouth Circuit Court, and Judge Johnny E. Morrison, Third Judicial District Circuit Court of Virginia, will be honored for their achievements, and a special award will be presented to shipyard commander Captain Joseph F. Campbell for the shipyard support of community projects. The event will be held on Friday, February 24, 2006 at 6:00 pm . The event takes place at I. C. Norcom High School, London Blvd , Portsmouth , Virginia . The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Mae Breckenridge-Haywood (757) 487-9431 or mayhaywood@msn.com .

October 2004

Boy Scout Appreciation Banquet: The African American Historical Society of Portsmouth will sponsor a banquet honoring the former Gosport District Scouts and Leaders/Volunteers, BSA 1933-1969. The event will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2004 at 5:00 p.m. The event takes place at Temple Beth El, 3927 Bridge Road, Suffolk, Virginia 23435. A donation of $25.00 is requested for each ticket. For more information, contact Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr. (757) 399-0998 or cbwhitehurst@verizon.net

Research on Boy Scouts in Portsmouth to be published soon.