Warren Black History Museum Fundraising For New Building
A new capital campaign underway to raise money for a new Warren County Black History Museum and Cultural Center. Museum Director Mickey Gwyn said the city of McMinnville donated the property that once housed the city’s black high school, Bernard High School. He said the building will be a replica of a seven-room “Rosenwald School,” […]
Warren County Black History Museum Board Seeks To Create Cultural Center
The Warren County Black History Museum Board currently negotiating with McMinnville’s Board of Aldermen for expansion through a cultural center space. Black History Museum Director Mickey Gwyn said the development is part of a 10-year plan. He said the board always intended to acquire more space and Warren County’s burgeoning multiculturalism calls for a place […]
21st Annual Juneteenth Celebration in McMinnville
Young Men United hosting 21st Juneteenth Celebration in McMinnville Monday Young Men United Warren County will host their Annual Juneteenth Celebration commemorating the 1865 celebrations after federal troops arrived in Texas to proclaim that slaves had been freed two years prior. President Donald W. Crisp said the annual event is important both in remembering the […]
Ramsey Park Walkway Of Honor To Make Black History Permanent
The Warren County Black History Museum is working to create a Walkway of Honor at Ramsey Park. Museum Curator and Director Wayne R. Wolford Sr. said community members can honor Bernard School graduates, family members and loved ones with a personalized brick. Wolford said with the black community the smallest its ever been in McMinnville, […]
Warren County Black History Museum Open, Taking Tour Requests
The Warren County Black History Museum celebrated its official opening this weekend. Museum Curator and Director Wayne R. Wolford Sr. said setting up the museum began with his grandmother’s collection of records, photos and other local artifacts. Wolford said it was not long before the community’s contributions outgrew his own collection. “Where people lived on […]
