Juneteenth Remembrance & Community Gathering
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Join us at the Merry Oak this Juneteenth for a meaningful community gathering honoring and acknowledging the lives of the more than 200 individuals who were enslaved at Greater Smithfield.
PROGRAM
• Remarks by Blacksburg Town Councilman Darryl Campbell
• Community reading of the names of those enslaved at Greater Smithfield
• Music by the Blacksburg Master Chorale
• Followed by a community potluck at the Pavilion, where community members are invited to bring recipes found in historic African American cookbooks (see links below).
All are welcome. We hope to see you there.
Potluck:
Malinda Russell's 1866 Cookbook (https://malindarussell.com/free-pdf-of-malinda-russells-1866-cookbook/)
What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc. (https://d.lib.msu.edu/fa/29?q=What%20Mrs.%20Fisher%20Knows%20About%20Old%20Southern%20Cooking)
PROGRAM
• Remarks by Blacksburg Town Councilman Darryl Campbell
• Community reading of the names of those enslaved at Greater Smithfield
• Music by the Blacksburg Master Chorale
• Followed by a community potluck at the Pavilion, where community members are invited to bring recipes found in historic African American cookbooks (see links below).
All are welcome. We hope to see you there.
Potluck:
Malinda Russell's 1866 Cookbook (https://malindarussell.com/free-pdf-of-malinda-russells-1866-cookbook/)
What Mrs. Fisher knows about old southern cooking, soups, pickles, preserves, etc. (https://d.lib.msu.edu/fa/29?q=What%20Mrs.%20Fisher%20Knows%20About%20Old%20Southern%20Cooking)
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Where is it happening?
1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Virginia 24060
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Host or PublisherHistoric Smithfield
