Friends Of
CHERRY GROVE SCHOOLHOUSE
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National Register of Historic Places Property
Washington-Wilkes County, Georgia
OUR TEAM
The Friends of Cherry Grove Schoolhouse is governed by a Board of Directors that come from a wide variety of backgrounds and bring a diverse range of skills and experience to the group. The Board is unified in its commitment to preserving and rehabilitating this historic schoolhouse and executing the vision of the organization.
Name, Title
"The restoration of the Cherry Grove Schoolhouse is what Langston Hughes called "a dream deferred" for much too long!"
The restoration of the Cherry Grove Schoolhouse is what Langston Hughes called "a dream deferred" for much too long!
BARRETT HANSON
Chair
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Born in 1900, my Grandmother Ethel Willis Anderson, a lifelong member of
Cherry Grove Baptist Church, attended the one room, Cherry Grove
Schoolhouse. She is the daughter of my great-grandparents, Tig and
Lucretia 'Creasy' Hanson Willis.
EDWARD M. ANDERSON SR.
Vice Chair
Embracing the Cherry Grove Schoolhouse project is a part of my calling
and ministry, and indeed, fulfills my love of history.
G. KATHRYN ANDERSON
Secretary
​​The renovation of Cherry Grove Schoolhouse has been a shared community goal of learning from our past history so that all may become better citizens of the future.
LINDA C. CHESNUT
Board Member
2024 Friends of Cherry Grove Schoolhouse Board of Directors
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· Barrett Hanson – Chair
· Edward M. Anderson, Sr. – Vice Chair
· G. Kathryn Anderson - Secretary (interim)
· Lorraine Hanson – Treasurer (interim)
· Linda C. Chesnut
· James Simpson