09001.EV – In this photo the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society (JCBHPS) presents a portrait of Major Martin Robison Delany to the Jefferson County Museum in Charles Town. Pictured left to right: Bettie Byrer, Sue Collins, Nathaniel Downing, Sr., Jim Taylor, Mrs. J. Blackwell Davis and James Alvin Tolbert. The event took place in 2000. The JCBHPS has formed on September 18, 2000 at a meeting held at the St. Philip Episcopal Paris Hall. Officers elected were: President, James L. Taylor; Vice-President, Nathaniel Downing; Secretary James Tolbert; Treasurer, George C. Rutherford.
09002.EV – During an annual Founder’s Day Celebration in Charles Town the City of Charles Town proclaimed Lawrence Street as “Martin R. Delany Drive.” The event was hosted by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society. Shown in the photo, from left to right: Nathaniel Downing, James Tolbert, James L. Taylor, Mayor Randy Hilton, Evelyn M. E. Taylor and George Rutherford. Martin R. Delany was a famed black leader who achieved the rank of major in the Civil War.
09003.EV – Pictured here are the delegates to the Second Niagara Conference. The Leader was Dr. W. E. B. DuBois and the Field Secretary was J. R. Clifford. This photograph was taken on August 17, 1906, when the Niagara Conference was held on Storer College campus and held its first open and public meeting in the U. S. It had met in 1905 in Ontario, Canada. It would become the foundation of the modern civil rights movement and the forerunner to the NAACP.
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09013.EV – Pictured standing is George Rutherford at the Page-Jackson tree dedication in January 1984. The photo was taken on the grounds of the old Page-Jackson High School, now the building which houses the Board of Education Offices on Mordington Ave / Page-Jackson Way, in Charles Town, WV. Mordington Avenue was re-named Page Jackson Way to honor both Mr. Page and Mr. Jackson, dedicated and loyal black educators in the country.
09014.EV – Taken in January 1984 this photo shows Scouts attending the Page-Jackson room dedication at the Board of Education building on Mordington, Ave/Page-Jackson Way.
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09018.EV – The photo was taken at the former Page-Jackson High School, later the Board of Education offices on Mordington Ave, Charles Town, WV. The photo was taken at the dedication of the Page-Jackson Room at the Board of Education on Mordington Ave, Charles Town. Taken in 1984, the event was the establishment with a marker and a tree dedication. In the front, left to right: unknown, Mrs. Goldye Kent Johnson. In the rear: Ms. Ann Reeler, unknown. The marker and tree were dedicated in memory of Page-Jackson High School Students.
09019.EV – This January 1984 photo shows the Page-Jackson High School tree dedication on the grounds of the former Page-Jackson High School, now the offices of the Board of Education on Mordington, Ave/Page-Jackson Way. Pictured planting the tree in the distance, left to right are: Mr. Ernext M. Dandridge, Sr., and Mrs. Irma Snowden Patrick. During Mr. Dandridge’s career he had served as a coach, as a principal and with numerous civic organizations such as the NAACP. Mrs. Patrick served as an administrator in Jefferson County.
09020.EV – In January of 1984 a tree was planted and a marker placed to honor the students of Page-Jackson High School. The Page-Jackson Room in the building was also dedicated. Pictured are some of the attendees at that event. The room is located in the former Page-Jackson High School which later became the building which housed the Board of Education offices on Mordington Ave/Page-Jackson Way. In the first row are pictured: Mrs. Marion Johnson Reeler, unknown, Mrs. Goldye Kent Johnson, In the back row are: unknown, Ms. Ann Reeler, unknown, unknown.
09021.EV – The WV Convention of the NAACP took place locally in 1990. This photo was taken at the Cliffside Inn in Harpers Ferry, WV and shows the state convention of the NAACP in August 1990. Pictured are: Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams, H. H. Henderson Esq (Spealler) and Treasurer Patricia Petty.
09022.EV – Taken in January 1984 this photo shows the dedication of the Page-Jackson Room at the Board of Education in Charles Town, WV. A tree was planted and a marker was placed to honor the students of the former Page-Jackson High School. The building today is used to house the offices of the Board of Education and is located on Mordington Ave/Page-Jackson Way in Charles Town, WV.
09023.EV – Wedding Anniversary.
09024.EV – Pictured are Mrs. Robinson, Janet Jeffries and Elizabeth Jones. Three generations of family members are pictured and their ages are, left to right: 46, 92 and 67. The photo was taken October 2, 2004 at the wedding of a brother at First Zion Baptist Church in Harpers Ferry, WV.
09025.EV – DEDICATION OF STREET: — Pictured are the people who attended the commemoration of the dedication of Page-Jackson Way. Year is unknown. Page-Jackson Way was named after Littleton Lorton Page and Philip Jackson who were very influential and important in the early education of black students in the county. Mr. Paqe, born into slavery, became a principal and teacher at Harewood Avenue school for 40 years. Mr. Jackson was appointed to be Mr. Page’s assistant in 1887. Mr. Page retired for health reasons and Mr. Jackson assumed the principalship and remained there until his death in 1937.
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09042.EV – Ernest M. Dandridge Memorial Field: On July 23, 2005 the Ernest M. Dandridge Memorial Field was dedicated to the memory ot Mr. E. M. Dandridge, the first coach of Page Jackson High School. From 1938 to 1951 he served as a teacher. From the school’s beginning in 1938 until it closed in 1965, Mr. Dandridge was the only faculty member to be associated with the school for the entire time of its tenure.
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09049.EV – Pictured here is Jean ann and her court on a float. Photo was provided by Jean Ann.
09050.EV – Memorial Day 1952: Pictured are members of the Carey family who served in our armed forces. Left to right: Edward Carey, David Carey, and Mark Carey. Jefferson County provided 548 men to serve in the armed forces. Of that 548, there were 30 who gave the ultimate sacrifice and did not return home. The sacrifices our military personnel makee can never be forgotten. Here they are proudly wearing their uniforms, as well they should.
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