By: Kimberly Norman - Palm Coast Connect Palm Coast - He was a regular at many Palm Coast City Council meetings and workshops. Sitting in the front, and always adhering to Robert's Rules of Order, Louis McCarthy was a mainstay in city government. "He wanted to be informed," said Jeroline McCarthy, his wife of 53 years. "He didn't [...]
The Espanola Schoolhouse located at 98 Knox Jones Avenue, Bunnell was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 2020. It is Flagler County’s first landmark directly associated with black history to receive national recognition for its historical significance in the areas of Education and Black Ethnic Heritage. WEEKLY LIST OF (National Park Service) [...]
ROBERT ALLEYNE JULY 24, 1919 – JUNE 29, 2020 On July 24, 1919 in Brooklyn New York, a World War II Veteran was born. In the 1900s his parents immigrated from Barbados to New York where he then received a great education and graduated from Steubenmueller Textile High School. He then attended Livingston College in Salisbury, North [...]
BETTY JOE CHAPMAN'S AFTERLIFE UPDATE (Purple was Betty's Favorite Color Because She Regarded It as a Royal Color for Queens) The purpose of my message is to update you on Betty's afterlife since she peacefully went home on March 17, 2020. Betty's afterlife desire was to be cremated and then have her ashes distributed over the ocean. Betty's [...]
Kathleen Merritt With deepest sorrow we announce the passing of long time member and former financial secretary Kathleen Merritt. I ask that you keep her family and friends in your prayers. Please click here for the obituary [...]
With Deep Sorrow We announce the passing of long time member Ann Bernard. We ask that you keep her family in your prayers as we join them in mourning her. Joe Matthews AACS, Inc. President
ATTENTION ALL ACTIVE AAEA MEMBERS The AAEA is assisting active members through our partnership with VyStar Credit Union and the SBA in expediting their PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) & EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loans) applications. Click here for Details.
March 28 200 Club Drawing 4 weekly $100 winner for the month of March 102. Victor Agar. $100 084. Juanita McGruder. $100 220. Vanessa James-Foxe. $100 140. Cynthia Jones. $100 1 Quarterly Winner 041. Brenda Davenport. $250 1 End of Cycle Winner 177. Carolyn Timus. [...]
When I was a young student, I loved American History like I loved playing baseball, or playing drums. Studying history in school was never a chore for me, it was fun. As an adult, I have come to love and appreciate the history of African countries even more than the history of America, but in my youth, American [...]