About Us
Beginning in small displays at St. Mark Church and culminating in an expansive exhibition that included participation from ten churches, records from six “Rosenwald Schools,”, five church historians, an expert documentary quilt maker, and many community volunteers, NACPS was born in 2005.
Lives of African Americans in the History & Culture of Northern Anne Arundel County, Maryland from 1850 to the present.
Our Mission
To collect, document, preserve and share the contributions of African Americans in the history and culture of Northern Anne Arundel County and Maryland
Our Vision
To engage the communities in Northern Anne Arundel County in discovering, documenting, preserving and sharing accounts, artifacts, genealogies, legacies, memorabilia and oral histories that will provide a comprehensive cultural narrative of African American lives in the history of the county and state.
NACPS Board Members
Patricia B. Caldwell
President
Ramocille Johnson
Treasurer
Donald Bessicks
Board Member
George Gaither
Board Member
Yvonne G. Henry
Board Member
Anthony Spencer
Board Member
Joan M.E. Gaither
Recording Sec.
Lynda Davis
Financial Sec.
Peggie Bessicks
Board Member
Irving E. Gaither
Board Member
Theodore Mack
Board Member
Vivian G. Spencer
Board Member
Lillie Caldwell
Corresponding Sec.
Betty Mack
Founding President
Yolande Dickerson
Board Member
Marva Gaither
Board Member
Denise Glenn-Rich
Board Member