January 24, 2006
Obit: Joan Maynard, champion of historic Weeksville
 The Daily News notes the passing of Joan Maynard, a 77-year-old artist who spent 30 years working to preserve Weeksville, one of the oldest free African-American communities in the United States.
Brooklyn's Weeksville dates to 1838, but when its history was rediscovered in 1968, only four small Hunterfly Road Houses remained on the edge of Crown Heights.
From the Daily News:
Largely through efforts led by Maynard, schoolchildren and a small group of volunteers, the houses were designated a city landmark in 1970 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Maynard oversaw several renovations to the houses over the years. In 2004, the most extensive renovations ever were completed. Weeksville is open for individuals to tour the site from Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. During the month of February, it will also be open on Saturdays, which normally requires an appointment. For more information, call (718) 756-5250. It is located at 1698 - 1708 Bergen St., map.
January 24, 2006 11:31 AM in History, Museums, Out of Manhattan
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