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In Loving Memory of Emma Edmunds

Emma Edmunds, History United’s beloved project historian, passed away on February 9, 2020. Born in Richmond in 1946, Emma was a tireless historian and researcher who was devoted to compiling …

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2016 Danville StoryCorps – Joi White-Henderson & Wanda White

Joi White-Henderson (38) and mother, Wanda White (62), remember their grandmother/mother, Lonie Richardson, and her cooking as an expression of love, or as literal soul food. Produced by the Health …

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2016 Danville StoryCorps – Joshua Hearne & Kenneth Bond

Friends Joshua Hearne (32) and Kenneth Bond (62) talk about their monthly collaboration to provide a meal for those in need. Produced by the Health Collaborative and History United from …

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More Than a Fraction: The Power of the Merry Tree

A recent grant from Virginia Humanities, awarded to More Than a Fraction Foundation, supported the first public phase of a long-term project, that is bringing together the descendants of two families—one whose ancestors were enslaved; the other whose forebears enslaved them.

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Helping Teens Make Sense of the Refugee Experience

An innovative program uses the imaginary world of “Fruitopia” to help refugee and non-refugee teens better understand each other.

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Restoring & Preserving Fluvanna’s Black Cemeteries

In the fall of 2021, we awarded the Fluvanna County Historical Society a grant through the  Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan program. The historical society is using the funds …

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