Gram’s Gift”: One Black Family’s
Extraordinary History

We had an amazing “conversation” on Sunday Sept. 19, 2021, between Joyce Mosley and Adrienne Whaley on Joyce’s new children’s book “Gram’s Gift.” The book tells the story of her Black family’s history and the remarkable people who made it. Joyce has been tracing her family’s history for the last 25 years. Adrienne, also a history lover, is director of education and community engagement at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
Joyce offered some tips on how you can unearth the story of your own family through interviews, websites, documents and sometimes, friends and neighbors.
You can watch the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcOertJiNWo

 

 

 

Vernoca L. Michael (left) talks about her “Uncle Paul” with Hildy Tow of the Woodmere Art Museum.

Remembering Paul Robeson: Up Close and Personal

Vernoca L. Michael’s life as a child and young adult was as intertwined as her parents’ with Paul Robeson, his big sister Marian Forsythe and other members of the family. She talked about her special relationship with “Uncle Paul” during a presentation at the Woodmere Art Museum on Oct. 9, 2021.
This was the first of a two-part members exchange between the Robeson House and the Woodmere that accompanied the museum’s exhibit on artist Roland Ayers. The artist created a lithograph of Robeson in 1987.
Listen to excerpts from Vernoca’s conversation with Woodmere’s Hildy Tow:

 

Robeson House volunteer Sherry L. Howard speaks during an Art Talk and Book Signing at the Paul Robeson House & Museum.

A New Twist on Collecting Art

Robeson House volunteer Sherry L. Howard loves talking about the artists featured in her blog “Auction Finds” and now in her new book “ART WITH HEART.” She has a passion for them, their art and their stories that she shares at book signings and in general conversations with art lovers. That was the case on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, during her Art Talk and Book Signing at the Paul Robeson House & Museum.
This was the second of a two-part members exchange between the Robeson House and the Woodmere Art Museum that accompanied the museum’s exhibit on artist Roland Ayers. The artist created a lithograph of Robeson in 1987. Ayers is featured in Sherry’s book.
Listen to the conversation here, along with interviewer Adrian Moody of Moody Jones Gallery: