Cleanup on Saturday, October 21st
Great cleanup day on Saturday, October 21st, a big thank you to everyone who came out and lent a hand!
The Freedom to Teach: Confronting Complex Themes in Contested Spaces
“The Freedom To Teach: Confronting Complex Themes in Contested Spaces” was a conference held in St. Augustine, Florida to bring together all kinds of educators to share perspectives on teaching difficult topics in the classroom. The overall goal of the conference was to find common ground and build bridges between different constituencies, share best practices of educating, outline common tasks, and develop solutions for teaching complicated themes.
Help Restore the Excelsior!
The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center in the past five years has worked diligently to restore the interior spaces, develop heritage exhibits and is working on a National Park Service grant to preserve the historic structure from further decay. The LMCC transitioned from a volunteer organization in 2018 with the help of a capacity building grant from the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) which ended recently. The LMCC continues to build a stronger voice for Lincolnville and St. Augustine’s Black history. Now, the experiences of African Americans in St. Augustine, from the time of Spanish Florida to the Civil Rights Movement, are being included in more of the local and national narratives.
St. Augustine Giving Day 2021
This year, help support us through St. Augustine Giving Day! St. Augustine Giving Day is a fundraising event where you can support local nonprofits like the LMCC. Giving Day is May 5th, but you can donate this week and the week after.
International Women’s Day!
For International Women’s Day, News 4 Jax posted a story on the Lincolnville’s upcoming exhibit Women Who Made a Difference.
Announcing: “Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine”
The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center is teaming up with local organizations to present Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine. This is a year-long program starting in 2021 to improve the community’s historic narrative by educating the public with stories of Black experiences while living in Saint Augustine from the 1500’s to current day.
Farm Share Food Distribution
On August 4, 2020 the LMCC helped distribute 42,000 pounds of food to the Saint Augustine community.