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March 9, 2010
Alumni passing - Shirley Ann (Chambers) Calhoun Class of 1960
CALHOUN, SHIRLEY ANN MOORE, 67, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010.
She was a member of St. Stephen Baptist Church and a retired R.N. at Keypro.
Survivors include her husband, Oscar Calhoun; children, Kerry (Sherri), Kathy and Chris (Angie) Moore; mother, Addie Pearl Lismon; siblings and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, stepchildren and extended family.
Funeral will be at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen Baptist Church, 1018 S. 15th St. with prior visitation from 11 a.m.-noon. Arrangements: A. D. Porter & Sons Funeral Home, 1300 W. Chestnut St.
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January 11, 2010
LINCOLN INSTITUTE ALUMNI
IT'S REUNION TIME! JULY 9-10-11, 2010
HOST CHAPTER: SHELBY COUNTY
Spread the word to all Lincolnites, Former Staff, Friends and Supporters, YOU are invited to come home to Shelby County,
Kentucky for a wonderful Week-End of FUN, FELLOWSHIP AND REMBRANCES!
"100th CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY"
January 17, 1910, after much struggle, the Articles of Incorporation were filed with the State of Kentucky, and Lincoln Institute,located on 408 acres of land near Simpsonville,Kentucky, became a reality. On October 25, 1911, the cornerstone for our beloved Berea Hall was laid. October 1, 1912, Lincoln Institute opened its doors to the first 85 students. WE want to make this a Reunion to be remembered as we celebrate our school's 100TH ANNIVERSARY, and pay honor to those who made it possible for the many that followed. We need YOU to make this happen.
REGISTRATION AND REUNION HEADQUARTERS:
RAMADA INN SHELBYVILLE:
Directions and Accommodations: If traveling Westbound on Interstate 64, Exit 32 (South), and turn left at Highway 55; or traveling Eastbound Interstate 64, Exit 32A, turn right onto Highway 55, and turn right at Brighton Circle. A brand new facility with complimentary breakfast, swimming pool and many added
accommodations -Telephone No. (502) 633-9933. Be sure to mention Lincoln Reunion for Reunion prices. In order to qualify for Reunion prices you must register by June 25, 2010.
ROOM RATES PER NIGHT
Standard King or Two (2) Queen Beds $72.00
King Bed Suites 82.00
Large Room Jacuzzi Suites 119.00
Additional Lodging is available at COUNTRY HEARTH INN, 100 Howard Drive, approximate two miles north from Ramada Inn Shelbyville, at same exits. Call (502) 635-5771. Register by June 25, 2010 to qualify for Reunion prices.
ROOM RATE PER NIGHT
Standard Room $55.00
The INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER will be in charge of the Hospitality Room located at Reunion Headquarters.
The LOUISVILLE CHAPTER has charge of Saturday's Campus Memorial Services. Please send list of all known deceased Lincolnites to the Host Chapter.
The BRECK-MEADE CHAPTER will have charge of Souvenirs and Campus lunch on Saturday'.
The LAWRENCEBURG CHAPTER will have charge of the Sunday Brunch program.
The SHELBY COUNTY CHAPTER (Host) will be in charge of the Alumni Journal and Banquet.
The ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE will be in charge of activities for Friday Night. .More information on the activities will be in the next letter.
Mr. Andrew Baskins will be the Saturday Evening Banquet Speaker, and
Mr. Bernard Minnis will be the Speaker for our Sunday Brunch, both held at the beautiful Claudia Sanders Dinner House. An excellent menu has been planned for both events.
The ALUMNI JOURNAL can be purchased for $10.00 if not purchased with the Package. All items for the Journal must be sent to the Host Chapter by June 1, 2010.
JOURNAL ADVERTISING
Back Cover - $325, Inside Back Cover - $250, Inside Front Page - $300, Regular Page - $200, 1/2 Page - $100, 1/4 Page - $50, 1/8 Page $35
Pictures - $10.00 extra. Patron List - $2.00 per line.
2010 REGISTRATION PRICES:
TOTAL PACKAGE -$180.00. This includes one (1) ticket for each of the following:
Hospitality Room, Friday Night Events, Saturday Banquet & Social Hour, Sunday Morning Brunch, and Souvenir Journal.
INDIVIDUAL PRICES:
Hospitality Room - $30, Saturday Banquet and Social Hour - $75, Sunday Brunch - $40, Friday Night Campus Events $25, Souvenir Journal - $10
The Host Chapter will, also, provide transportation for Alumni, to and from the Hotels to various planned events, and shopping when needed. We will attempt to make arrangements for Transportation to the Hotels for Alumni traveling by bus or plane, if we are made aware two (2) weeks in advance.
The 100th PERSON REGISTERING WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE
BANQUET. SOUVENIRS COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY
WIL BE GIVEN OUT AT VARIOUS EVENTS.
The next information letter will be mailed out in April 2010 with updated news on planned activities. Please share this information with as many Alumni and Friends as you possibly can, have them contact us if need be, or go to the official National Alumni
website for updates.
CHECKS AND MAILINGS:
Please make all checks payable to:
The Shelby County Lincoln Alumni Association
PO Box 1323
Shelbyville KY 40066
2010 REUNION CONTACT PERSONS:
Rev. Robert Marshal, Sr. (President) (502) 633-2428
Willie C. Fleming (502) 585-5245 Fax: (502) 585-5246
Zenda Jones (502) 633-1209
Etta M. Coleman (502) 412-9091 Fax: (502)412-0922
Email: Blessbabywill@aol.com
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December 7, 2009
2010, Lincoln Foundation Trustee Board Chair Person is a Lincolnite
At the Lincoln Foundation’s November meeting, Gary W. Brown, Class of 1962, was elected by the foundation’s Board of Trustees to be the board Chair Person beginning in 2010 for the next two years. Gary has been serving on the board as Vice Chair and as a member of the foundation’s finance committee. He is retired from IBM and manages his own IT Management Consulting practice.
A second board member that is an alumnus is the Lincoln Institute Alumni Representative, Attorney Willie C. Fleming; he is a member of the Class of 1947. Attorney Fleming is the board’s secretary and chairs the board’s Property Use Committee. He is a practicing attorney in the City of Louisville.
In 1910, the Lincoln Foundation was established by Berea College to oversee and manage the assets of the Lincoln Institute located in Lincoln Ridge. The foundation still oversees the use of the property which is cuurently being leased primarily by the Department of Labor for the Whitney M. Young Job Corp Center. The board is planning a significant Centennial Celebration in 2010 to commemorate 100 years of overseeing the property we know as Lincoln Institute.
A link to the Lincoln Foundation's web site is in the Task Bar "Links" tab.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2009
LINCOLNITES MAKING a DIFFERENCE
The Courier Journal Middletown Neighborhoods Edition
Storehouse of history – Alumni seek historic designation for Forest School
Just off La Grange Road, just across the street from the First Baptist Church of Anchorage, is a small white modest building. Its green roof gleams like new, but otherwise it is decidedly timeworn. Paint peels from walls, tiles along the floor are a jigsaw of damage, old furniture, and wood and debris are strewn about.
Forest School where African Americans in the community went to school from 1912 until integration in 1963 has seen better days.
A handful of dedicated alumni want to change that. They’ve formed a historical committee and are working to restore the old building, make it a community center and have it listed on the National Historic Register. The bad news is they’ve got some work to do. “ The good news is that it is completely restorable and it’s in remarkably good shape for its age,” said Richard Jett, historic preservation officer for Louisville Metro government.
The committee received a grant from the African American Heritage Commission two years ago and used t to repair the roof, which was the first step in preventing further damage.
Kenneth Hayden (Lincoln Institute Class of 1958), is a member of the historical committee who finished 8th grade at Forest in 1954, said the building needs to be painted; the floored fixed; plumbing, bathrooms, heating and air conditioning installed. The committee is looking for other grants, donations and opportunities to pay for the work.
Sheree Beaumont attended Forest before integration took her to Middletown Elementary. Her mother went to Forest, as did her grandmother, aunt, and cousins. Beaumont remembers them all telling stories of their experiences there.
Naomi Bayne (Lincoln Institute Class of 1946), also a member of the historical committee finished eighth grade at Forest in 1942. She said it was a fine education. “It was an outstanding experience,” Bayne said. There’s a sense of pride that goes along with having attended Forest School. There was no shame that we were separate. Bayne said they were taught basics such as reading, writing and math, along with extras like sewing, woodworking, art and music. “They didn’t just teach school,” Bayne said. “They taught us how to behave. We got it at home and we got it a school. Parents were involved.”
If there was something the three-room school didn’t have, teachers made sure they got it anyway, Bayne said. For example, teachers took students once a week to the Louisville Public Library during the hours it was open to African Americans.
Connie Bald Briscoe (the daughter of Frank "Billy" Bald who went to Lincoln Institute), attended Forest until the seventh grade, agreed that Forest offered a solid start life. All of the members of the historical committee have enjoyed successful professional careers, in part because of the quality primary education they received at Forest, she said.
Briscoe is a retired psychiatric nurse, Bayne is a retired psychiatric social worker, Hayden is a retired contractor and Beaumont is a teacher at Jefferson County Public Schools. “Teachers were very much aware that we were segregated. They made sure we were getting what kids at the other schools got, even with our hand-me-down books, “Briscoe said. Bayne said after Forest, many students went on to Lincoln Institute, the African-American high school in Simpsonville.
JCPS allowed African-Americans to attend public schools in 1956. Schools like Forest were gradually integrated into the system. Some grades at Forest were integrated beginning in 1961. All grades were by 1963 and the school shuttered that year. First Baptist Church bought the building shortly thereafter and used it for Sunday school and vacation bible school for years.
Jett said other African American schools throughout the state have been placed on the National register, and Forest has a good chance to make it as well. “Forest tells a similarly strong story,” he said. “I can see them being very successful.”
(A special thanks goes out to Dorothy Smith Dowe, Class of 1949, for sharing this story.)
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2009 – 2010 National Lincoln Institute Alumni Officers
Congratulations to our National Lincoln Institute Alumni leadership team for the next two years. The following individuals were elected by the Alumni Association at its 4th quarter meeting held in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, November 15, 2008; Nora Craig presiding.
President -------------- Nora Craig --------------Louisville Chapter
Vice President --------- Etta Coleman -----------Shelbyville Chapter
Recording Secretary -- Thelzeda Moore ---------Indianapolis Chapter
Correspond. Secret. -- Zenda Jones -------------Shelbyville Chapter
Treasurer ------------- Herbert Dorsey ----------Louisville Chapter
Parliamentarian -------- William Mack -----------Breckinridge Chapter
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"GEMS" of Dr. Whitney M.Young Sr.
"People who are good for excuses are good for nothing."
" It is better to be prepared for something better than not have it. Than to have it and not be prepared for it."
"Study to show thou self approved unto God,a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth."
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LINCOLN INSTITUTE ARTIFACTS
Working with Mr. Larry McDonald, President of the Lincoln Foundation we are having some success finding some artifacts that came up missing during the transition from a high school to the Job Corp. If you know the whereabouts of any trophies or other items which may belong in our archives we would appreciate hearing from you.
Contact - Gary Brown (859) 621-9342 or email gbrowntss@aol.com.
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DO YOU HAVE A STORY LINE?
There are a lot of former students doing great things around our nation. Don't keep the stories to yourself, share them with all of us. If you're not making news, tell us about your grand kids. Don't be lazy, hit me with an email at gbrowntss@aol.com. This might be your only chance to make the front page.
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