Gilmore Academy established 1922 by Robert T. Gilmore
Gilmore Academy - Jackson County Training School
Alumni Association
Jackson County, Florida
Gilmore Academy established 1922 by Robert T. Gilmore
| In 1922, Robert T. Gilmore, an African American, donated three acres
of land on the corner of Orange and Clay Strees as permanent school site
for Black students in Jackson County. The school - Gilmore Academy - operated
from 1922 to 1940 and produced its first graduating class in 1931. The first
graduating class consisted of three girls - Maggie Pender Atwater, Ethel
Massey, and Susie Leeks Baker. Maggie Atwater, a Jackson County educator
for 37 years, still lives in Marianna.
Gilmore Academy became Jackson County Training School (JCTS), a union school with grades 1-12, and operated from 1940 until 1970. However, in 1952, a new elementary school building (the first built by the County for African Americans) was completed on South Street. In 1956, a new high school was completed on the same South Street site. The class of 1970 was the final graduating class bearing the name, Jackson County Training School (JCTS). It was then renamed, Marianna Middle School.
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School Mascot Panther |
Alma Mater |
School Colors
Orange and Black |
The Gilmore Academy-Jackson County Training School
Annual Meeting
To print Registration Form click here.
Will hold its annual meeting and reunion, June 29- July 2, 2000, in Marianna,
Fl.
Registration will be held June 29 from 3-7, p.m. at the McClane Community
Center on the West End. For more information, contact Linda Jones at
(850)526-5714 or Roy Roulhac e-mail
[email protected]
Thursday, June 29, 2000
3 pm - 7 pm - Registration, McClane Community Center
Friday, June 30, 2000
9 am - Spelling Bell/Oratorical Contest, St James A.M.E. Church
4 pm Parade - Orange Street
8 - 9 pm Social Hour
9 pm - Dance, National Guard Armory
Saturday, July 1, 2000
10 am - Annual Meeting, GA-JCTS Alum. Ass'n, St James A.M.E. Church
1 pm - GA-JCTS "Be Out Day" National Guard Armory
Sunday, July 2, 2000
11 am - Worship Service, Second West FLorida Baptist Ass'n
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BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN LIVINGSTON
April 27, 1841 - February 8, 1926
by Odell Robinson E-mail -
[email protected]
Benjamin Franklin Livingston, politician, member of the Florida House of
Representatives, County Commissioner for Jackson County, Florida; City Councilman
and Post Master for the city of Marianna, Jackson County, Florida.
Timothy Thomas
Fortune
Fortune is credited with having coined the term, ``Afro-American.'' In 1890,
Fortune founded the Afro-American League, a forerunner to the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
T. THOMAS FORTUNE
(1856-1928)
Journalist
West Florida Industrial College
Armstrong Purdee: Battle of Marianna Eye-Witness
The Kalendar - Eye-Witness Tells of Burning of Church
A. Purdee, whom I have known for many years as a reliable and good citizen, wrote me, at my request, his recollections, as an eye witness, of the burning of St. Luke's Church at Marianna, during what is known as the Battle of Marianna, as follows: W. H. Milton
Cemetery Project
Jackson County, Florida
We will be surveying all the African American Cemeteries in Jackson County,
Florida. We need volunteers to help with this massive project. If you can
survey a cemetery please e-mail and
register the cemetery that you choose.
Church Histories
We also need the history of all Churches and pictures of the Churches
and Cemeteries. e-mail
Slave
Holders In Jackson County Florida 1860
Extracted by Valencia King Nelson e-mail
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Newsletters
Gilmore Academy-Jackson County Training School Alumni Association, Inc.
Newsletter Committee
Roy L. Roulhac - Editor - Phone (313) 833-0675
[email protected]
Sheryl J. McGriff - Associate Editor
Items for the newsletter should be sent to the editor.
Gilmore Academy-Jackson County Training
School Alumni Association, Inc.
4730 Commonwealth
Detroit MI 48208
| I.
Vol 1 No 1 - (September 1996) It Was a Grand Success!! The Idea of an Alumni Association The GA-JCTS Alumni Association Food For Thought |
II.
Vol 1 No 2 - (April 1997) GA-JCTS Alumni Association Incorporated GA-JCTS Alumni Association Incorporators Organization Meeting Set 1998 Annual Meeting & Reunion A Foundation Well-Laid: JCTS Prepared Me For Life Letter to Editor What Men Live For The Jacksonian Voice The Cost |
| III.
Vol 1 No 3 - (September 1997) 1998 GA-JCTS All School Reunion Plans Set 1997 Annual Meeting GA-JCTS Web Site Essay/Oratorical Contest Wanted Spelling Bee Do You Remember Come to Me Jackson County History President's Message |
IV.
Vol 1 No 4 (April 1998) Celebrating Our Heritage Charter Members as of May 1, 1998 Oratorical/Essay Contest Through A Slave's Eyes Suggested Readings The Jackson Voice Proposed Annual Meeting Agenda Choir Members Needed |
| V.
Vol 2 No 1 (September 1998) African-American Life in Jackson County Framing the Past & Visualizing the Future Minutes - 1998 Annual Meeting Letters Charter Members (May 1 - July 1998) |
VI.
Vol 2 No. 2 (April 1999) A Picture is Worth . . . World War I Memorial? Framing the Past and Visualizing the Future Notice of Annual Meeting NAACP Investigates the Claude Neal Lynching Reunion 2000 Membership Report |
| VII.
Vol 2 No 3 (September 1999) Tax-Exempt Status Granted Book in Final Stage! Year 2000 Homecoming Destiny of Race Uncertain I Dream a World |
VIII.
Vol 2 No. 4 (April 2000) Reunion 2000 West Florida Industrial College Staff and Students - 1926-27 |
The Gilmore Academy-Jackson County Training School Alumni Ass'n, Inc., announces the publication of the following book: Jackson County, Florida
The book douments the lives of African Americans in Jackson County from the antebellum period through the difficult and violent Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras to the increasing tolerance of the last century. Jackson County, FL tells the singular story of this proud community's struggles and successes.
To become a Member
Gilmore-Academy-Jackson County Training School Alumni Association,
Inc.
To print Member Form click here.
Date___________
Enclosed is $20 for my membership dues Class Year _______
Names________________________________________________________________
First Middle or Maiden Last
Address__________________City___________________State____Zip Code________
Phone_______________________ Fax Number______________________
E-Mail Address ___________________
Make Check Payable to GA-JCTS Alumni Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 6403
Marianna FL 32447
GA-JCTS SCHOOL REUNION
REGISTRATION FORM
June 29 - July 2, 2000
To print Registration Form click here.
NAME _______________________________________________________________
CLASS ______________
ADDRESS_______________________________________________Zip___________
PHONE (Area Code)______________(Number)___________________________
Registration Fees
GA-JCTS Alumni $75.00 (included t-shirt)
GA-JCTS Alumni married to each other $85.00 (includes two t-shirts, Extra
t-shirts $10 each.
Total Amount Enclosed $________
T-shirt sizes Quantity
XXL ____ XL ____ Large ____ Medium ____
Make Check or money order payable to:
GA-JCTS School Reunion
P. O. Box 6403
Marianna, FL 32447
GA-JCTS Alumni Association, Inc.
Officers |
Board of Directors |
Jackson County Florida USGenWeb Project
Jackson County, Florida, Cemeteries and Churches
Jackson County, Florida USGenWeb Archives Table of Contents
AfriGeneas, African Ancestored Genealogy
Alabama People Of Color African American Genealogy With many links for other areas.
Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society
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Roy L Roulhac
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