UNTOLD STORIES
Black & White Experiences Growing Up in Ashland/Hanover
February, 2025
4-6 PM
Patrick Henry High School
A powerful and engaging community event!
Local residents speak about their personal experiences in an oral history format. Followed by a keynote speaker and gospel choir performance.
Topics include race, community, segregation, and history in our local community during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. This year’s theme is “Education”.
Beryl Hunter and Woody Tucker look out on the packed audience for Untold Stories inaugural program in 2014
Earl Hunter, Hilda Kelly, John Gordon, Eloise Piccolo, and Woody Tucker speak on the inaugural panel
Anthony Keirr moderates a panel of 6 residents before opening the floor to speaker Dr. John Kinney.
The program concluded with the Community Gospel Chorus under the direction of Tyler Spurlock.
The oral history program is ideal for adults and children of middle and high school age. Event is free and open to the public.
The event is organized by a partnership of Downtown Ashland Association, Ashland Museum, Hanover County Black Heritage Society, and Hanover Arts and Activities Center.
2024 marks the tenth annual Untold Stories program held in Ashland. DVD recordings of previous programs are available for purchase at Ashland Museum.
Learn more about Untold Stories and the volunteers who keep this event running year-after-year in the following news articles.
