| Event documents, 2017 | Box 1, 1 |
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Includes fliers, signs, handouts, and blank copies of forms used during the event. |
Patricia Wilson Aden, granddaughter of George Wilson, gives opening remarks for the "Preserving the Past: Gathering History & Mementos of the New London Road / School Hill Community" event on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the George Wilson Center in Newark, Delaware. Running time: 11 minutes, 14 seconds.
| Event video, 2017 | |
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Includes video and PDF transcript. |
| Noah Ernest Congo | |
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Interviewed by Christopher Kelley. Running time: 14 minutes, 32 seconds. Congo discusses the history of the George Wilson Center located in Newark, Delaware and the surrounding areas. Includes oral history and PDF of transcript. |
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| Alvin Hall and Freeman Williams | |
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Interviewed by Christina Holubinka and Miles Miller. Running time: 16 minutes, 25 seconds. Alvin Hall guides a narrated walking tour of the George Wilson Center and provides information about the history of the building, how it has changed, and his experiences as a student. Freeman Williams [6:00] joins Hall during the tour and provides additional historical background. Includes oral history and PDF transcript. |
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| Alvin Hall and Theresa Warren | |
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Interviewed by Christina Holubinka and Miles Miller. Running time: 30 minutes, 17 seconds. Alvin Hall guides a narrated walking tour of the George Wilson Center and provides information about the history of the building, how it has changed, and his experiences as a student. Theresa Warren [24:00] joins Hall during the walking tour to provide background information for the Iron Hill School. Includes oral history and PDF transcript. |
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| Florine Lane Henderson | |
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Interviewed by Christopher Kelley. Running time: 18 minutes, 59 seconds. Henderson discusses the history of the George Wilson Center located in Newark, Delaware and the surrounding areas. Includes oral history and PDF transcript. |
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| Alberta Wilson Ponzo and Patricia Wilson Aden | |
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Interviewed by Miles Miller. Running time: 31 minutes, 53 seconds. Ponzo and Aden, family members of George Wilson, discuss the history of the George Wilson Center located in Newark, Delaware and the surrounding areas. Includes oral history and PDF transcript. |
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| Sylvester Woolford | |
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Interviewed by Christopher Kelley and Miles Miller. Running time: 43 minutes, 59 seconds. Woolford discusses the history of the George Wilson Center located in Newark, Delaware and the surrounding areas. Includes oral history and PDF transcript. |
| Event photobook | Event photobook |
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Includes 28 items relating to the event "Preserving the Past: Gathering History & Mementos of the New London Road / School Hill Community," May 20, 2017. This photo book includes the flyer created by Newark Parks & Recreation to promote the event and images taken during the event. Photographer: Christina Holubinka, Newark Parks & Recreation |
Images grouped under the individual who brought them to the event.
| Newark Basketball Team, 1968 | Newark Basketball Team |
| Newark Basketball Team, 1969 | Newark Basketball Team |
| Team Delaware State, 1971 | Team Delaware State |
| Backyard BBQ | Backyard BBQ |
| The Boys Hanging Out | The Boys Hanging Out |
| The Boys Playing Cards | The Boys Playing Cards |
| Hanging out at School Hill | Hanging out at School Hill |
| Playing Cards at School Hill | Playing Cards at School Hill |
| Playing Music at Home | Playing Music at Home |
| Rory Bias Junior Year, 1975 | Rory Bias Junior Year 1975 |
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Rory Bias #44 Win 19-Loss 1 |
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| Rory Bias Senior Year, 1976 | Rory Bias Senior Year 1976 |
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Win 10-Loss 10; Captain #10 |
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| Newark Connection Softball Club | Newark Connection Softball Club |
| Carrier and Herbert James II | Carrier and Herbert James II |
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Photograph taken at Mount Zion U.A.M.E. 100 New London Rd. |
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| Josephine Millburn Williams and George Williams | Josephine Millburn Williams and George Williams |
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Great great grandparents of Sandra Patrick (Marrow) -- Josephine Millburn Williams and George Williams. Painting by Chalk. |
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| Margaret and William Miller | Margaret and William Miller |
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Margaret ready for church. William resting after work. Children of Margaret and William are William Jr., Chester, Charlotte, Hester, Josephine, and Carrie. |
| 1969-1970 Basketball Season, 1970 | 1969-1970 Basketball Season |
| Delaware Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Twelfth Annual Banquet, 1971 April | Delaware Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association Twelfth Annual Banquet |
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List of the All-State basketball players for the 1970-1971 season. |
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| Basketball game | Basketball game |
| Reunion Picture at Elk Lodge | Reunion Picture at Elk Lodge |
| Event images, 2022 March 6 | Event support staff |
| Ray Bias, Military Identification Photo | Ray Bias, Military Identification Photo |
| Various articles and military pictures of George Wilson | Various articles and military pictures of George Wilson |
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Selectons from scrapbook provided by Patricia Wilson Aden |
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| Aerial view of Bell's Funeral Home and the Wagon Wheel, circa 1950s | Aerial view of Bell's Funeral Home and the Wagon Wheel, circa 1950s |
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Image shared by Noah Ernest (Ernie) Congo of family property in Newark, Delaware, in the 1950s. The structures in the middle are Bell's Funeral Home and the Wagon Wheel. The two red-roofed buildings are private homes. Some of this land now forms the parking lot of the George Wilson Center. See Oral History -- Noah Ernest Congo, 2017, in this collection for more information. |
| Ephemera, 2022 March 6 | Box 1, 2 |
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Consists of one event program, a bookmark, and a paper gift bag |