Miss Aggie Day
Schedule
Sat Apr 20 2024 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location
12471 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32223-1816, United States | Orange Park, FL
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Please join Mandarin Museum as we host our annual celebration, Miss Aggie Day, at the Historic Mandarin Store & Post Office!Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Time: 10:00 am - Noon (Miss Aggie Award presentation, 11:00 am)
Location: 12471 Mandarin Road
Admission: FREE
Enjoy live music, ice-cold RC Cola, and Moon Pies as we honor Miss Aggie's legacy through the presentation of an award named in her honor.
The Miss Aggie Award is given annually to a resident or residents who have contributed to the Mandarin community in the areas of business, civic, educational, or charitable accomplishment.
The 2024 Miss Aggie Award Recipients are Olis & Jo Garber!
Olis and Jo are longtime Mandarin residents and owners of Olis Garber Photography. Their love for their community is evident in their friendly and neighborly spirits, and their selfless giving of time and professional skills.
In 2021, Olis documented the last remaining 19th and early 20th-century structures in Mandarin. The images appeared in the Museum’s "Images of America: Mandarin” book, with select images also appearing in Wayne Wood’s "Jacksonville’s Architectural Heritage Bicentennial Edition."
Following this project, Olis and Jo have continued to document countless people, programs, and events at the Museum, throughout Walter Jones Historical Park and the community, including the meticulous chronicling of Brenda Councill’s sculpting of “Harriet Beecher Stowe in Mandarin.”
About Miss Aggie:
Agnes Grace Jones, “Miss Aggie” as she was affectionately known, was the daughter of Edith and Walter Jones. She was a resident of Mandarin from 1898 until her death in 1992 at the age of 94. Miss Aggie was an independent, strong-willed, confident woman who possessed a deep sense of community and a charitable heart. Part entrepreneur, part community activist and part social worker, she had the business acumen to run a successful grocery, the organizational skills to become Mandarin’s Postmistress and a reputation for helping her fellow man in time of need. She was the last of her family to live in the Webb/Jones farmhouse which is located in the Walter Jones Historical Park.
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12471 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32223-1816, United States, 12471 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32223-1816, United States,Jacksonville, Florida, Orange ParkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
