Jul 01 Wednesday
There were over 5000 Rosenwald Schools in the United States and around 700 are still standing. Out of that 5000, only five have had any archaeology done as of 2022. The Woodville Rosenwald School has had the most extensive archaeological excavation of any Rosenwald School. The first Woodville School was a Black school that predated the Rosenwald project on the same site and many of the artifacts are from that earlier period. Bethel School, another Rosenwald School in Gloucester, is no longer standing but a smaller unit excavation study was done on that site as well.
In the summer of 2021, we had 80 volunteers come work at Woodville from all over the country to help complete excavations before the construction of Woodville’s parking lot. These were mostly professional archaeologists with some other volunteers from the Archeological Society of Virginia. We also had an open public dig in early 2020, and over 25 people showed up from all over the Hampton Roads area.
We found 47,920 artifacts on the site. Many of these artifacts are interesting things relating to daily life in the school like slate pencils and not just bricks and nails. These artifacts will be on display when the renovations of the school are completed, and the site is open to the public.
Aug 16 Sunday
Join us at Chrysler Museum's Huber Court to enjoy a free concert full of the region's up-and-coming musicians!
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Apply via this link until July 1st to be considered: https://whro.submittable.com/submit/352426/play-your-heart-out-fifth-annual-emerging-artist-music-showcase-musician-applicat
WHRO Public Media’s NextGen Board loves bringing new and exciting events that connect the Hampton Roads community to public media content. They are once again bringing this exciting music showcase to Norfolk.
The Play Your Heart Out Music Showcase features emerging artists performing their original music.
Sep 24 Thursday
Local Matters Returns: Explore the Issues That Affect Us All
WHRO is committed to ensuring local journalism thrives in the region and connecting the community to local reporting. Join us this fall for our continuing series of Local Matters news panels. Each event will focus on a specific topic critical to the region and will feature a moderator and three news panelists, including the WHRO reporter covering that beat.
See all our upcoming Local Matters events on whro.org/events
Local Matters: Climate & EnvironmentalSeptember 24, 6 p.m.Location: Elizabeth River ProjectModerator Maurice JonesWHRO Panelist - Katherine Hafner
Oct 01 Thursday
Local Matters: Military and VeteranOctober 1, 6 p.m.Location: MacArthur MemorialModerator Maurice JonesWHRO Panelist - Steve Walsh
