Jolley's Neck Neighborhood Association

Jolley's Neck Neighborhood Association Local residents & direct descendants tending Fork Branch Cemetery, her natural surroundings, and the New Name! New Partners! Same Place!

New Name:
Village of Fork Branch Cultural Mapping Program

New Partners:
Delaware Humanities
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Sierra Club
University of Delaware


Same Place:
5083 West Denny's Road, Kent County, Delaware 19904

(Includes entire historic Village of Fork Branch some documents call Dupont Station)

Continued thanks to Immanuel Union United Methodist Church of Cheswold for tend

ing to these cemeteries and acting as fiscal sponsor of Village of Fork Branch Cultural Mapping Program. Many Blessings to nearly 200 volunteers! If you are one, please, tell us how you found this project and how you contributed. (Most everything below still applies. Email [email protected] for more details)

Internship in Participatory Cultural Mapping:

Community members and summer student interns will produce a Participatory Cultural Resource Map with geographic information systems (GIS), blending scholarly documents with storytelling and local art, at this center of family genealogy, connecting many around the Delaware Bay and beyond. The process of training and stewarding mapping tools, will strengthen community capacity for managing their own cultural heritage, honoring differences while leveraging shared experiences, and garnering respect from the greater community for future generations. Organizational Values

J'sNNA is committed to listening to its community members, their needs, ideas and visions and to translating these into valued programs and services, maintaining dependable accountability to all members. J'sNNA values the importance of individual and cultural self-determination

J'sNNA respects the cultural integrity and practices of each people group, embracing cultural differences, beliefs, customs, languages and practices of all its members. J'sNNA regards the preservation of historical documents, records, photographs, language materials and recordings, art, artifacts, and cultural items as paramount to cultural and political survival in the 21st century and beyond. J'sNNA recognizes and values the importance of the professional roles and responsibilities of artists, librarians, archivists and museum specialists as guardians of memory, language, and cultural lifeways. J'sNNA is dedicated to the professional advancement of its members, their understanding and utilization of professional standards and best practices in their respective positions. J'sNNA strives to be a gathering place for artists, archivists, librarians and museum specialists to share resources, expand networks, build skills, and advance friendships. J'sNNA recognizes the importance of providing a platform for the voices of its members, conducting advocacy services related to policy and regulatory matters at the Local, State and Federal levels. J'sNNA believes in cost-saving measures for its members and secures discounts, and promotes bartering for goods and services. J'sNNA believes its membership and related services should be available for all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay. J'sNNA values the importance of the strategic and effective utilization of technology for advancing cultures.

05/24/2020

Fork Branch & Little Union Cemeteries are full of stories. Please, share one!

Thank you National Public Radio!
05/29/2018

Thank you National Public Radio!

The Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware and the Immanuel Union United Methodist Church are hosting a celebration of community history and identity Sunday at

THIS SATURDAY! meet our new UDEL cultural mapping intern sharing research about Clem Carney's nets! Please, welcome he...
05/08/2018

THIS SATURDAY! meet our new UDEL cultural mapping intern sharing research about Clem Carney's nets! Please, welcome her, introduce your cousins & help recruit interns to save our stories and protect the Village of Fork Branch and beyond!

Visitors of all ages are invited to learn all about fishing at the Go Fish Delaware! Family Fishing Festival to be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Aquatic Resources Education Center, located off Route 9 east of Smyrna. Admission is free and open to the public.

I am trying to finish 2017 year book of cultural mapping! If anyone has photos of August 18th when we had a nice crowd ...
02/28/2018

I am trying to finish 2017 year book of cultural mapping! If anyone has photos of August 18th when we had a nice crowd and lots of artists at Immanuel, with two elected officials! PLEASE post here or send to [email protected] THANK BUNCHES! ALMOST DONE! This one is of our "State of the Village Address" the videos came out really well!

2018 State of the Village of Fork Branch Address Celebrating Cultural Mapping!
01/31/2018

2018 State of the Village of Fork Branch Address Celebrating Cultural Mapping!

01/11/2018

Celebrate Cultural Mapping & hear the "State of the Village Address" 11 Am at Dover Public Library Jan. 31st

I'm hosting a story circle during the 2018 People's State of the Union, an annual civic ritual and participatory art project — you should host one too! In January of most years, the President delivers a State of the Union Address highlighting the past year and suggesting priorities for the coming ...

Giving Tuesday is TODAY! To move the interactive map to the next step, match our Delaware Humanities Forum grant and ge...
11/28/2017

Giving Tuesday is TODAY! To move the interactive map to the next step, match our Delaware Humanities Forum grant and get a tax deductible receipt, send donations to Immanuel Union Church PO Box 309, Cheswold, De 19936 or Pay Pay Lenape Everywhere ([email protected])

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Cultural Mapping Team Summer 2017 Celebrated with our Rep. Trey Pardee & Sntr. David Lawson at Immanuel Union Aug. 18
09/14/2017

Cultural Mapping Team Summer 2017 Celebrated with our Rep. Trey Pardee & Sntr. David Lawson at Immanuel Union Aug. 18

GREAT BOOK!
09/01/2017

GREAT BOOK!

Grateful for today's WDOV radio interview with Delaware Arts Alliance executive director, Guilliermina Gonzalez and assi...
09/01/2017

Grateful for today's WDOV radio interview with Delaware Arts Alliance executive director, Guilliermina Gonzalez and assistant Jessica Ball. Great questions - lots of new opportunities!

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5083 W Dennys Road
Dover, DE
19904

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The Story of Cultural Mapping the Village of Fork Branch

Internships & Volunteer Opportunities in Interactive Participatory Cultural Mapping: Community members and summer student interns are mapping cultural resources with geographic information systems (ArcGIS), blending scholarly documents with storytelling and local art about the Village at Fork Branch. This center of family genealogy connects many around the Delaware Bay and beyond. Cultural mapping help community members manage their own cultural heritage, honoring differences while leveraging shared genealogy and garnering respect from the greater community for future generations. Jolley’s Neck Cultural Mapping: Organizational Values J'sNCM is committed to listening to its community members, their needs, ideas and visions and to translating these into valued programs and services, maintaining dependable accountability to all members. J'sNCM values the importance of individual and community cultural self-determination and respects the cultural integrity of each people group, embracing cultural differences, beliefs, customs, languages and practices of all community members. J'sNCM regards the preservation of historical documents, records, photographs, language materials and recordings, art, artifacts, and cultural items as paramount to cultural and political survival in the 21st century and beyond. J'sNCM recognizes and values the importance of the professional roles and responsibilities of artists, librarians, archivists and museum specialists as guardians of memory, language, and cultural life ways. J'sNCM strives to be a gathering place for artists, archivists, librarians and museum specialists to share resources, expand networks, build skills, and advance friendships. J'sNCM believes its membership and related services should be available for all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay.

How can I participate in Cultural Mapping?

Help us find direct descendants of the Village of Fork Branch and volunteers who will help collect, share, and illustrate “The Stories of Cultural Mapping at the Village of Fork Branch” through multi-media art forms, mapping technology or simply assisting our work parties.

Contact [email protected] or 302-399-1235