Aracdia, Ind. — Visitors to Roberts Settlement will now experience an even richer connection to one of Indiana’s most significant historic communities with the addition of the Legacy Gardens, a thoughtfully designed native landscape that enhances the site’s Legacy Walk. Planted in May, the Legacy Gardens create an immersive natural setting surrounding the Legacy Walk,…
A quilt created by Roberts Settlement descendant Alzadia (Roberts) Winburn in 1958 took “People’s Choice” honors at the recent Fabric Arts Show, hosted by the Hamilton County Bicentennial Commission in partnership with the Nickel Plate Arts. Alzadia Winburn was born at Roberts Settlement in 1871 to Nancy and John Roberts and was the granddaughter of Hamilton…
IMAGINE! BLACK PIONEERS campaign seeks $100K in public funding of Roberts Settlement Legacy Walk; $340,000 raised to date (Atlanta, Ind.) – Following a three-month successful fundraising effort among members of family, friends, and community supporters, plans for the Roberts Settlement Legacy Walk were unveiled to the public on Thursday, February 23 at Bethel A.M.E. Church….
Hamilton County church among 35 sites awarded national grant funding from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund(Atlanta, Ind.) – The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced its award of $75,000 to Roberts Settlement for Preserving Black Churches.Roberts Settlement is one of 35 organizations…
Written and presented by Lucetta Roberts on Tuesday, June 2, 1891 for an Oratorical Contest at the Christian Church, Arcadia, IN. She received thirteen congratulatory flower bouquets for her performance. There is scarcely a position in life where we cannot be of use to our fellowmen, if we will only exert ourselves. There are none…
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