Community History

This is a very comprehensive HISTORY of “Our Gainesville”
This is a very comprehensive HISTORY of “Our Gainesville” My prayers and hope is that we compile all these stories with photos so we can

Remembering MCcree
Remembering MCcree I remember Mack very well. He lived on High St. ,across from Hobbs Alley.Never saw him with a goat cart. Sometimes when walked

St. Paul Methodist Church Usher Board
St. Paul Methodist Church Usher Board Emory Turner, 61, still lives in the Gainesville neighborhood where he was born and raised. But a bank that

Breaking News, Gainesville Colored School Under Contruction
Breaking News, Gainesville Colored School Under Contruction Work began Monday on the construction of a new school building for colored children of Gainesville, located in

Harry “Snag” Cobb and “Grover Wilmont”. The “Chester Boys.” The “Hopkins,”..”Peaches,”..some of our Notorious and to some Hero’s
Harry “Snag” Cobb and “Grover Wilmont”. The “Chester Boys.” The “Hopkins,”..”Peaches,”..some of our Notorious and to some Hero’s I was a “young un” but how

Forrest Hills Boy’s Club – First Black Boy’s Club?
Forrest Hills Boy’s Club – First Black Boy’s Club? I will need help here…but was the Forrest Hills Boy’s Club, in the old Young’s (Mr.