by Kathy Hersh | Nov 10, 2024 | Events
On June 19, 1865, Union troops delivered the belated news to slaves working on plantations in Texas that they had been declared free by the Emancipation Proclamation issued two years earlier by President Lincoln. Since then, Black communities across America have...
by Kathy Hersh | Nov 2, 2024 | Events
Once again, we are collecting (and saving!) books which have been banned by the state of Florida’s Anti-Woke Act. Check this link for banned titles and either order them through the Family Book Shop (1301 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32720) in DeLand or search for them...
by Kathy Hersh | Nov 2, 2024 | Events
Each year during DeLand’s Fall Festival of the Arts, held the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, DeLand Quakers have a booth in the children’s area to teach the ancient art of origami – folding paper to make forms representing animals and flowers. Our favorite...
by Kathy Hersh | Nov 2, 2024 | Events
On November 14 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at DeLand High School (800 N Hill Ave, DeLand), we will be joining the community for the annual fundraising event for The Neighborhood Center, DeLand’s foremost agency for giving assistance to the unhoused. The food is good,...
