Programs the society typically offers are:
Monthly lecture series with guest speakers – Museum tours – Lawrence County Trivia Competition – Sports Hall of Fame – Fireworks exhibits – Ice cream social – Membership – Friends Dinner – Mistletoe Magic – Open House with Santa
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The Music of America: African-American Contribution
February 12, 2014 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm EST
Jean Speight will present a timeline on the development of African-American music from 1600 to 1950, including:
- Sacred music
folk spirituals, arranged spirituals, folk gospel, and gospel hymns - Secular music
work songs, field calls, protest songs, rural blues, ragtime, boogie-woogie, and more - Old recordings
According to Speight:
“The power of song in the struggle for Black survival – that’s what spirituals and blues are about! Thought to be the only original folk music of America, the spiritual and the blues have had a significant impact on the evolution of all American music.”