For decades, Dr. Alvin Jackson, Dr. Nkenge Jackson-Flowers, and the late Dr. Gayle Jackson have worked to preserve African American community history at Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC). Georgia Southern History students and faculty joined this effort more than ten years ago, helping to expand the project into exhibitions, internships, and a digital archive of more than 7,000 funeral programs.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services, or IMLS, has awarded the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center another $100,000 grant to continue and advance its work in preserving, digitizing and interpreting printed and written programs from African American funerals, the Willow Hill Center announced Monday.

The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC) has received a federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to preserve African American funeral programs documenting family and community history.

Roy Mosley, a farmer finding new routes to some old and “natural” paths, has added rice to his production of heirloom grain and vegetable varieties, natural-pasture pork and a few fresh chickens in the Willow Hill area.

Just in time for its annual festival, the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center welcomed a new playground with colorful equipment designed for children up to age 12 or so.

The Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center (WHHRC) invites the public to its annual Heritage Festival, a weekend of history, culture, and storytelling.

Rediscover the history and culture of one local community while learning how to preserve your family’s own story at the Willow Hill Heritage Festival Aug. 29-31.

This weekend’s Willow Hill Heritage Festival, which marks the 151st anniversary of the founding of the Willow Hill School, highlights “the power of local memory and the importance of preserving the voices that shaped our communities.”

Fully 50% of the Bulloch County residents who died in military service during World War I – 13 of the 26 local men – were African American. But only two of the black soldiers from Bulloch County who lost their lives during the war, namely Willie Brannen and Clarence Lyons, were killed in combat.

The 2025 Juneteenth celebration, held at Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center on Friday, June 20, 2025, was a moving and hopeful event.

Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center marked the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth with two days of community celebrations that featured live music, food, local vendors and family friendly activities.

The community will celebrate Juneteenth with two days of events on June 20 and 21 featuring live music, food, vendors, and activities that honor African American history and culture.

Now in its fourth year, Techie Camp at the Willow Hill Center has grown into seven weeklong camps, each with its own theme and focus, open to third- through eighth-grade Bulloch County students at no cost to participants.

On April 26, the Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center Museum will host A Taste of Struggle, a daylong event honoring the rich culinary traditions of the Willow Hill community and the enduring legacy of African American foodways.

Willow Hill Heritage and Renaissance Center is set to host the free 2025 Techie Camp this summer, offering hands-on tech experiences for students in grades 3 through 8.