Membership Information The John G. Riley Museum solicits your membership to help us continue to pro-vide quality cultural events to the commu-nity. With your support our organization will be able to continue offering tours, hosting workshops and sponsoring re-search and events that help to preserve and illuminate African American history and the blended interrelationship of other cultures across Florida. Our valued members enjoy the follow-ing benefits: • Invitation to Annual Reception • Receive Newsletter • Invitation to Exhibit Openings and Special Events • Invitations to exhibit openings and
receptions at other museums • E-mail notifications of special events • Listed in Newsletter • Members at $100 or more receive reduced registration to conferences, workshops, and seminars • Members at $500 or more can hold
one meeting annually, up to 10 people • Riley House Keepsake.
The following are the membership options: Senior and Student………….....……………$20 Individual…………………………..……….....…$30 Family Member……….………..…………..…$40 Contributor…………………………………….$100 Benefactor………………….…………………$250 Sponsor……………...………………............$500 Founding Member……….………..……..$1,000 Associate Member………………………$2,500 Lifetime Gifts: A donation to the Endowment Fund. CD, IRA or Beneficiary Designation
All Contributions are Tax-Deductible
John G. Riley Foundation,
Inc. and Riley House
Museum Board of Directors
David Jackson, Chairman Gwendolyn Spencer, Vice Chairman
Nancy Benda, Secretary Torrio Osborne, Treasurer
George Reynolds, Parlimentarian Claudia Anderson Brian Crumbaker
Tara Davis Monte Finkelstein
Patricia Griffin Melody Hadley
Annie Harris Lewis Johnson
Dave Lang Al Pasini
Dan Penton
Ex-Officio
Maggie Lewis Butler, Leon County School Board Nancy Miller, City Commission
Nick Maddox, County Commission
Advisory Council
Morris Miller Alan Williams
Spencer Ingram Aron Myers
Eluster Richardson
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www.rileymuseum.org
Hours of Operation Mon.-Thurs.: 10 am to 4:00 pm Fri. and Sat.: 10 am to 2:00 pm
Other times by special appointment
Admission $2.00 Adults,
$1.00 Children under 12 years
No charge for Leon County School Students
Introduction Built in the 1890’s, the historic John G. Riley House at 419 East Jefferson Street in Tallahassee, Flor-ida is the last visible evidence of the Afri-can American com-munity that existed in downtown Tallahas-see from the periods of Reconstruction to the 1950’s. Because of its significance, the house was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The mission of the foundation and museum is to preserve the Riley House, promote historical and cultural preservation, and enrich lives through education, outreach and advo-cacy. The Riley House Museum provides cultural programs that allow guest to re-member, preserve, and cherish what is left of this noble past.
Historical Note John Gilmore Riley was born in 1857, when slavery was a way of life and educational pursuits for African Americans were ille-gal. Mr. Riley defied the law of the land and dared to become an educated man, largely self-taught. He later became the principal of the first public high school for blacks in Tallahassee, Lincoln High School. He also distinguished himself as a leader in busi-
ness and was Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Flor-ida. John G. Riley died in 1954. The house that he built for his family stands as a testament to the rich cultural heritage of African Americans.
Museum Components
• An oral history program • An intercultural and multicultural
outreach program that includes work-shops, lectures, a speaker’s bureau, walking tours, special exhibits and cul-tural events.
• Youth Heritage Education Programs - Riley Kids After School Cultural Enrichment, six week summer camp, tour program, archive and research component and Internship Program.
• Historical Publications - Florida Black Heritage Trail Magazine , African American Education in Leon County, Florida: Emancipation through Deseg-regation, 1863-1968; Landmarks and Legacies: A Guide to Tallahassee’s Afri-can American Heritage, Black Ameri-can Series: Tallahassee, Florida, and Out of the Past, A Noble Leader.
• An archival resource center at Talla-hassee Community College available to community for historical research.
• Headquarters of the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Net-work.
The purpose of the network is to coordinate the preservation of Florida’s African American Historical, cultural, and archeo-logical treasures through edu-cational, outreach, and advo-cacy. The network uses its resources to: • Identify all groups engaged in historic
and cultural preservation and develop a resource exchange for members. • Offer an opportunity to share informa-
tion and resources of regional funding. • Provide continuing education for well
established and fledging organizations. • Support preservation programs based
on need assessments through technical assistance.
• Provide a brain trust that strengthens and supports its members.
For more information please visit our web-site at www.faahpn.com. The museum’s program components are designed to provide an environment and means to encourage and empower partici-pants to develop an awareness of and gain appreciation for the educational and social contributions of African Ameri-cans to Florida’s history.
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