The mission of the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation is to seek, share, and preserve the history of African American education in Gloucester County and beyond.
Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation is awarded a National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant
The WRSF's Oral History and Artifact Collection Project. will digitize and preserve oral histories and artifacts related to the African American educational experience in Gloucester County. The project is being supported in part by an African American Civil Rights Grant from the Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
Photos of the Restoration and Renovation of the Woodville School
View a brief video about the Woodville School
Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation Oral Histories Featured in Museum Exhibit
Join us on Sunday, September 8, at 2:00 P.M. at the Historic Gloucester Courthouse, 6504 Main Street, Gloucester, Virginia, for a special presentation featuring JAMES ARMISTEAD LAFAYETTE. This event is co-sponsored by The Gloucester Museum of History, the Cook Foundation and the Woodville Rosenwald School Foundation.
After more than 30 years of enslavement under the Armistead family, James faced a crucial question: Should he trust General Lafayette and join the Patriots when there was no guarantee that he would gain his own freedom after risking his life for American Independence?
Meet James, hear his courageous story, and learn about the sacrifices he made to free himself, his family, and his country. Nationally recognized interpreter, Stephon Seals, of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will present James Armistead Layfayette.
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100% of donations go directly to charitable and educational purposes relating to the African American experience in Gloucester County. All donations are tax-deductible. Click Here for details
