Pictured: Esmont High School Graduates

About Us

Yancey Heritage & History

Our mission is to educate our A about the importance and impact of Black history in Esmont and the incredible stories of our families and community members.

Our Mission

We want future generations to know these stories and be inspired by the lives of those that came before.



Our Team

Peggy Scott

Charlotte Brody


Website Contributors

Vivian Feaggans

“Making a Way out of No Way”, Exhibit Curator

Program Coordinator,
Yancey School Community Center

Edward Brooks

Hannah Scruggs

Public Historian,
PhD Candidate at Harvard University

Melissa Zheng

Digital Design

Lisa Goff, PhD

Associate Professor of English and American Studies, UVA

Grace Elizabeth Hale, PhD

Commonwealth Professor of American Studies and History, UVA


What We’ve Achieved

BF Yancey Elementary School Closes
June 2017


Oral History Day


On October 27, 2018, YSCC Heritage & History hosted Community Day. We invited members of our community to come out and share their stories of attending Yancey and growing up in Esmont.

Yancey School Community Center Opens

March 9, 2019



YSSC Exhibit: African American Education in Esmont: Making a Way Out of No Way


Our exhibition was installed in 2021. It shares the history and importance of African American Education in Esmont.


Get In Contact:

 

General Email:

7625 Porter’s Road Esmont, VA 22937

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