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AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024 African American Heritage House, Inc.Ocie Tinsley, Treasurer of AAHH,Inc. honored by History Park, SanJose.Ocie Tinsley was recognized by the SantaClara County Preservation Alliance forhis outstanding support andvolunteerism at the African AmericanHeritage House at History Park during itsthird-annual ceremony on May 17th 7:00pm, at History San Jose Park.\The Santa Clara County Historic PreservationAlliance recognizes individuals whosecontributions demonstrate significantachievements in preserving the history andheritage of Santa Clara County.
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024 African American Heritage House, Inc.Lula Briggs Galloway, CEO of the NationalAssociation of Juneteenth Linage Inc., spentyears working with Congress to makeJuneteenth a national holiday. Galloway, a paralegal, began hostingJuneteenth festivals in Saginaw, Michigan in1990. In 1997, as President of the NationalAssociation of Juneteenth Lineage, sheconvinced members of Congress to recognizeJuneteenth with a joint resolution. History Park’s African American HeritageHouse in San Jose, California, is a memorialto Galloway. She passed away just beforethe community center was dedicated in late2008. The African American Heritage Houseis a testament to her legacy and theimportance of honoring African Americanhistory.
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024 African American Heritage House, Inc.Around the Bay
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024 African American Heritage House, Inc.Around the Bay
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024 African American Heritage House, Inc.Events at History ParkOcie Tinsley is on hand to witness the arrival ofHistory Park’s new addition, the Coyote TrainStation, on May 18. Train tracks are being configuredto accomodate the new statiion.
AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024African American Heritage House, Inc.AAHH is moving forward with it’s plans. Meet the new board members.President Susan RigmaidenVice President Jan AdkinsSecretary Kathy CottonTreasurer Ocie TinsleyParliamentarian Robert Walker Additionally, alongside our newboard, AAHH, Inc. has launched a newwebsite that is currently underdevelopment. Our aim is to be asinformative and beneficial as ourprevious website has beenthroughout the years. Feel free toexplore the new website atwww.africanamericanheritagehouseinc.org.Thank you to the County of SantaClara for the Grant and support inthe development of our website. Notice our new logo. Thisincorporates the name of theorganization with the colors normallysited as African.
Volunteers are the back bone ofthis organization, and there is aneed for your help going forward. Docent training is provided byHistory Park. In addition, membersare also needed to serve on theboard as contributor, or an advisor. Fill out the form below, and send itby email(ocied@AAAHHsanjose.org), or bymail to the address below:AAHH San Jose, c/o History Park San Jose1650 Senter Road, San Jose CA 95112 AAHH-Newsletter Vol. 2 2024