Commissioner Jeff Gray with Glenda Simmons-Jenkins 6/14/22 @ 4:50 p.m. - At the Monday, June 13, 2022 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution No. 2022-113 recognizing the efforts of Glenda Simmons-Jenkins and commending her on her Florida Archaeological Council 2022 Stewards of Heritage Award.
Ms. Simmons-Jenkins is a resident of Nassau County who has dedicated countless hours locating and documenting African-American heritage in northeast Florida. Her efforts include identification and updates to numerous sites to the Florida Master Site File, including but not limited to, the Harper Chapel Cemetery; Hughes/Friendship archaeological site; Gross Cemetery; Jones Jacob Wilder Cemetery, Martin Cemetery; Friendship Baptist Church; Third Mt. Zion Baptist Church; Silver Square Masonic Lodge; and the Amos White Community Center.
Ms. Simmons-Jenkins also serves as a Florida Representative for the Gullah/Geechee Nation, and as a co-founder of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Committee of Northeast Florida, a group that works to elevate the voices of Gullah/Geechee descendants and to protect their cultural practices, resources, and landscapes. The Gullah/Geechee people have an extensive history in Nassau County that includes Evergreen, Sandhill, White Oak, Kings Ferry, Lessie, Hero, Piney, O'Neil and Nassauville.
It was announced on May 6, 2022 that Ms. Simmons-Jenkins is the proud recipient of the Florida Archaeological Council's Stewards of Heritage Award which recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contributions to aid archaeological preservation and promote public awareness of Florida's heritage.
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Simmons-Jenkins on her achievement and thanking her for all she has done to advance research and education for African-American sites in Nassau County.
-Sabrina Robertson
Public Information Officer
Ms. Simmons-Jenkins is a resident of Nassau County who has dedicated countless hours locating and documenting African-American heritage in northeast Florida. Her efforts include identification and updates to numerous sites to the Florida Master Site File, including but not limited to, the Harper Chapel Cemetery; Hughes/Friendship archaeological site; Gross Cemetery; Jones Jacob Wilder Cemetery, Martin Cemetery; Friendship Baptist Church; Third Mt. Zion Baptist Church; Silver Square Masonic Lodge; and the Amos White Community Center.
Ms. Simmons-Jenkins also serves as a Florida Representative for the Gullah/Geechee Nation, and as a co-founder of the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Committee of Northeast Florida, a group that works to elevate the voices of Gullah/Geechee descendants and to protect their cultural practices, resources, and landscapes. The Gullah/Geechee people have an extensive history in Nassau County that includes Evergreen, Sandhill, White Oak, Kings Ferry, Lessie, Hero, Piney, O'Neil and Nassauville.
It was announced on May 6, 2022 that Ms. Simmons-Jenkins is the proud recipient of the Florida Archaeological Council's Stewards of Heritage Award which recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contributions to aid archaeological preservation and promote public awareness of Florida's heritage.
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Simmons-Jenkins on her achievement and thanking her for all she has done to advance research and education for African-American sites in Nassau County.
-Sabrina Robertson
Public Information Officer
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