From the Richmond Dispatch, January 17, 1886:
One one of the very successful Mission Sunday schools in the city is the one under the care of the Young Men’s Society of the First Presbyterian church, located on Oregon Hill, corner of Spring and Pine streets. W.S. Donnan, Jr., is the efficient superintendent, ably seconded by his assistant, Mr. A.H. Christian, and a faithful band of teachers. The school now numbers some 250, and is in great need of more teachers.
There’s an elm tree on the 300 block of S. Pine Street that is scheduled to be removed. City workers believe a split in the trunk will lead to future problems if it is not removed. More details about this and other tree removals can be found by clicking here:
http://www.richmondgov.com/Departments/publicworks/docs/listTreeRemovals.pdf
Also, from a City press release:
Richmond Tree Stewards 2010
Are you interested in learning more about proper tree care? The City of Richmond boasts one of the top urban forests in the country, and now you have the opportunity to learn more about the thriving trees in our community.
Who: Richmond residents interested in learning the proper methods of planting and maintaining trees by becoming Tree Stewards
What: Richmond Tree Stewards 2010
Where: Tuesdays at the Round House in Byrd Park and one Saturday class, location TBA
When: Every Tuesday, February 9 – April 13 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. – noon
Background: Class topics include tree identification, tree biology, soil characteristics, planting and care, health and maintenance, and proper pruning methods. The Tree Planting class will be taught by area tree care industry professionals.
Registration is $95 for city residents and $150 for non-city residents. Each participant is asked to commit to 20 hours of community service upon completion of the program. Tree Stewards who completed the class between 2004-2009 may sit in the classes at no charge. The registration deadline is Friday, January 15, 2010. Checks should be made to Richmond Recreation and Parks Foundation. To download a registration form log onto www.treestewards.rrpfoundation.org or call 646-6785 for more information.
From the Richmond Dispatch, January 13, 1888:
The Day Nursery.
The Day Nursery on Oregon Hill, while not exactly a charity, cannot be made self-supporting on the small scale on which it is at present conducted. It therefore appeals confidently to the support of citizens, especially at the west end of town. Gifts of infants’ clothing will be particularly welcome, and will be received by the matron, 610 China Street; Mrs. Silvey, 209 west Grace street, and Mrs. H. M. Jackson, 800 west Franklin street.
From Byrd House Market announcement:
Come on over to the BHM Renegade Market this Tuesday, Jan. 12, and
pick something up for your cooking pot, your late night snack, your
great breakfast on the go…your road trip, your stay-cation or your
good works on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day (Jan. 18).Dedicated and surprise volunteers help make our working world go
round, y’all. Some of you might have noticed that the fence around the
Community Garden is under construction. Well, one fortuitous day last
fall, a local Eagle Scout contender just happened by and noticed our
fence was in need of a little reinforcement. He proposed an entirely
new fence as his leadership project and began work during the
holidays. The fence should come to completion in the next few weeks.We look forward to showing off some of the structural improvements to
the garden and market areas when the 2010 market season begins in
May.Traffic is a mite slow in the cold and darkening minutes before
sundown, so our vendors will start packing up at 5:30. Come early!Stay warm and lively!
A story in this week’s Style magazine gives information on a new federal-local partnership for the Tredegar ironworks site.
The partnership between the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar and the National Park Service comes as regional planners continue spinning their wheels, quietly debating where to create a central visitor’s center in anticipation of next year’s commemorations of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
Tredegar, once the iron-smelting backbone of the Confederacy’s industrial effort, has long been a shared site between the National Park Service and the nonprofit civil war center. The new plan means Tredegar’s cohabitants become symbiotic partners on the site overlooked by Ethyl Corp.’s corporate headquarters on Byrd Street.
The partnership is unique within the National Park Service, says David Ruth, superintendent of the National Park Service’s Richmond National Battlefield Park. The federal government and the Civil War center will run jointly the museum’s day-to-day operations and retail functions. Ruth says the partnership with the center is even more comprehensive than the joint public-private effort that runs Gettysburg National Battlefield.
Gettysburg interprets a single battlefield, where Tredegar becomes a gateway to antebellum and war-era Richmond as well as all of the battlefield sites throughout the state. The private side of Tredegar has long focused its Civil War interpretation on a more rounded history of civilian and military life within the context of black, white, Northern and Southern experiences.
To read the rest of the article, click here.
I have not seen it yet, but Oregon Hill resident Shawn Jones tells me he will soon be releasing a zine about Oregon Hill. Judging from some of the contributors, it should be interesting.
Hey Ya’ll, I have been compiling a zine about Oregon Hill. Finishing up now and hoping to publish this month. Also, taking last minute contributions through this week if anyone is interested.
Thanks,
Shawn
Shawn’s email is goshawnjonesgo@hotmail.com if you would like to drop him a line.
The Chancel Choir of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Oregon Hill, offers a traditional evening Epiphany Service of Seven Lessons & Carols to close out the Christmas season; Sunday, January 10, 2009; 5 p.m.; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Oregon Hill, Richmond. Reception following the service in Baldwin Hall of St. Andrew’s School. Free and Open to the Public. 804-648-7980; www.standrewsec.org.
Excerpt from Times Dispatch article (with some links):
Several local high schools have been ranked among the nation’s best in a recent issue of U.S. News & World Report.
For the third consecutive year, Richmond’s Community and Open high schools have made the list with silver and bronze rankings, respectively.
Henrico County’s Deep Run and Godwin high schools also made the list for the second consecutive year, with both earning a silver ranking.
In 2008, Deep Run, Godwin and Community high schools earned a silver ranking from U.S. News & World Report, while Open earned bronze.
Standard & Poor’s School Evaluation Services conducts the rankings, which are based on student performance on state tests, disadvantaged student performance, and the opportunities provided to students for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses.
In Virginia, about 22,000 public high schools were analyzed. Nationwide, 561 schools received gold or silver rankings, and in Virginia, eight schools received such designations. There were 36 bronze recipients in Virginia and 1,750 nationwide. Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria received the highest ranking in the report, published Dec. 10.
Despite these accomplishments, Open High, at least in the Grace Arents school building, is still scheduled to be closed in the future, even though there is the Goldman plan.
From the Times-Dispatch, January 2, 1904:
In the presence of a large congregation that practically filled the house, the beautiful new St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, of this city, was consecrated yesterday morning with Impressive exercises, led by the bishop of Virginia.
The new house of worship Is one of the handsomest In the State. Its completion and consecration was an event of no little moment to Episcopal Virginia, and the attendance was the larger, and more interested on account of this fact. The beautiful bullding, the gift of one generous member of the congregation, is, besides, the center of one of the most Interesting religious enterprises here or anywhere. St. Andrew’s parish ls known far and near for tho great wok it is doing. The ceremonies of yesterday were therefore of unusual note.
THE EXERCISES.
Tho consecration service began about 11 o’clock. In the front pew to the right of the center aisle were Miss Grace Arents, who contributed the entire
amount for the erection of the church; and Mr. Charles Bower, Mrs. D. N.
Walker, Mrs. O’Brien, and Mr. Woodson, who founded St. Andrew’s Mission In
1875.
Apart from the regular New Year’s Eve noise, there are several residents’ reports that New Year’s Eve parties at VCU students’ houses last night on Cherry and Laurel Streets were out of control and lead to street brawls and vandalism. Police and ambulances were on the scene, but no word on any arrests or specific injuries.