New Strickland Museum striving to educate Community

A new museum in Seneca is being designed with education in mind. The new Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum in Seneca invites the community to share their stories about the African-American heritage of the Golden Corner, warts and all, explains Shelby Henderson, coordinator of the Strickland Museum Preservation Group. “We want to have a very strong education arm in the Strickland Museum and in the museum we are not just going to stay on the nice side of the fence, we are going to tell our whole story. Many times that is a tragic story but our youth need to understand where they came from and who they truly are in order to move forward to who they want to be. Not only our youth but adults are going to learn so much.” Henderson says education has to be at the core of any good museum. “The purpose of education is to enhance visitors’ ability to understand and appreciate the museum collections. A study identified the educational role of museums as the core of museums’ service to the public.” The Strickland Museum Preservation Group invites the community to share their stories, church histories and family legends, so they can be entered in the museum archives. To learn more about getting involved call Shelby Henderson at 864-784-9171.