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'A Conversation: Sharing History of Sewickley’s African American Community' event held at Tull | TribLIVE.com
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'A Conversation: Sharing History of Sewickley’s African American Community' event held at Tull

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Courtesy of Stratton Nash III
June Wormsley discusses the photo of soldiers and Red Cross volunteers preparing to leave for World War I, 1917
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Courtesy of Stratton Nash III
Sharon Patterson shares a photo of Girls Scouts and Brownies from the Sewickley Community Center, 1955.
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Courtesy of Stratton Nash III
The event was standing-room-only and included many participating remotely via Zoom.

St. Matthew AME Zion Church/Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society and The Sewickley Community Center led “A Conversation: Sharing History of Sewickley’s African American Community” at The Tull Family Theater on Feb. 27.

Photos dating back to the early 1900s through current times highlighted the thriving African American social and business community throughout the years.

The event was attended by more than 150 people, including some from outside the area participating via Zoom. Stratton Nash, organizer of the event, thanked the team of Helene Zacharias, Gloria “Peaches” Cook, June Wormsley, Dorinda Taylor and Joyce Parker for their efforts in gathering and sharing information about the photos so that they could be uploaded and documented online by Shelley Murray from Forever.

Anyone interested in participating in continued work on this documentation of history can email Cook at mommacook@hotmail.com.

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