Current Projects
Y'all Remember?
Oral History Interviews and Memories
of the
Summer Hill School & Community
The Y'all Remember oral history interview project captures the importance of the Summer Hill School and community through the remembrances of the last living educators, administrators, staff, students and community members of the Summer Hill area in Cartersville, Georgia.
The speed with which our community is changing and evolving makes our work an urgent task. The end result of this project will be a publicly accessible school & community directory, covering the Summer Hill history from 1889-1968.
Thank you for supporting this important work!
Our
Work
Since 2018, we've had the honor and pleasure to lead and collaborate with regional, national, and international organizations on a number of projects.
Walking Tour: Cartersville Downtown District: African American Business Owners, 1870-1940
The walking tour of the Cartersville Downtown District covers the history of African American business owners who operated in various fields from 1870-1940.
This walking tour covers the first 9 sites included in the Bartow County, Georgia African American Heritage Trail.
1) The Rise of African American Entrepreneurship
2) The Clothing Trades
3) Segregation
4) The Service Trades
5) Gassett's Grocery and Dr. W.R. Moore
6) Conyer's Alley, Restaurants, and Eateries
7) African American Real Estate Developers
8) Judicial History
9) Vinnie's Cabin
Summer Hill Heritage Group
This report is a review of projects completed in 2020 and 2021.The efforts include event planning, research, grant-writing, film production, fund raising, place-making, graphic design, social media marketing, exhibit curation, community education, and a K-8 summer enrichment camp.
The work completed demonstrates a concerted and deliberate effort to explore and promote the history and cultural identity of one of Bartow County's most interesting communities. We hope this review communicates the positive impact our work has on tourism, community-building, and economic development.
