The Knox County Black History Preservation Project which started about a year ago, recieved some more contributions on Saturday.
The initiative came out of a previous project where Knox County records and court documents were being digitized to be put online and available to everyone at anytime.
During that work, a mound of history involving people of color in Knox County was discovered,
Project Director Tom Bartholomew was at the McGrady-Brockman House on Saturday where people were invited to bring photos or other documents for digitization.
He says since the project started they’ve collected photos and information on about a thousand people, which is a lot of history
The materials being sought for the project can be of modern times.
One of the contributors is Bernetta Morris who brought photos of her Grandma’s family that were collected throughout the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s.
The ultimate goal of the project is to shine a light on black history in Knox County and make it available online and then create a permanent exhibit at the McGrady-Brockman House.
The project is being paid for through several grants from Lilly Endowment, the Indiana Historical Society, a Heritage Support Grant and other organizations.
