Braceville Community Foundation

05/31/2025

02/28/2025

https://www.statenews.org/section/the-ohio-newsroom/2025-02-13/a-tiny-ohio-town-is-honoring-its-black-history-for-the-first-time?_amp=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawIuSDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYFACJBgP8vBcIB2BKSafW07gp5BeZoouhrIk2hvHKwygn2K9r5WR3rx9A_aem_oHaB61dF_ZnHWbQcdsOZJQ

Community members in Braceville opened a new museum to document the rural area’s rich Black history.

01/23/2025

See the young man in this picture? He was 18 years old when it was taken at the train station in Mobile, Alabama, in 1952.There is $1.50 in his pocket. In that bag by his foot are two changes of clothes. (And if his mama was anything like most other mamas in the South, probably some sandwiches and other snacks.)He was on his way to Indiana to take a job. He was going to play baseball for the Indy Clowns of the Negro Leagues. Apparently, he was pretty good at it. A couple of years later, he was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers. He played for the Brewers for 2 seasons, then moved across town to the Braves, and later followed them to Atlanta. Eventually, he was the last Negro League player to be on a major league roster.
He still hangs around the baseball world. At the moment, he''s the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. Even though the team has changed stadiums (twice) since then, his retired number, 44, still hangs on the outfield wall of the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium near where he belted a homer to break Babe Ruth''s all-time record which he held for 33 years).
Remembering "Hammerin'' Hank" Aaron, who passed away on 22 January 2021.

01/22/2025

Two housing developments were built in Braceville Township for Blacks who migrated to the area from the South to work in the mills.

09/17/2024

Braceville African American Heritage Museum, is a cornerstone of our community that celebrates the rich history and vibrant culture of African Americans in our area.