The ongoing mission of The African American Museum of Bucks County (AAMBC) took a significant step forward in February 2021 with a permanent home in Middletown. But as it prepares for a 2022 opening, its leadership team offers an opportunity for the community to take part in the effort. Julian Moore-Griffin covered the story for The Philadelphia Tribune.

The AAMBC was established in 2014 when founding board member Harvey Spencer identified a need for preserving African American history throughout Bucks County.

According to organization president and executive director Linda Salley, his inspiration came from “…his children, and many of the children in Bucks County, African American children, did not know the history.”

For the past seven years, the museum’s exhibits existed only in mobile form, traveling to various schools and community centers countywide.

Now, its brick-and-mortar site at the Boone Farm on Route 413, Middletown, is being readied.

“The work that needs to be done is substantial because while the buildings are intact and standing up and all that, there’s absolutely nothing inside them.” explained Lisa Gage, AAMBC Director of Communications.

The organization has targeted a goal of $40,000, raised from events and and donors.

More on the ongoing development of the African American Museum of Bucks County is at The Philadelphia Tribune.