The Eartha M.M. White Historical Museum is reopening after being on hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic. Museum director, Adonnica Toler, was excited to showcase a renovated space that represents more than 150 years of Jacksonville’s Black history. Toler and her team of volunteers curated items belonging to the founder of the Clara White Mission, Dr. Eartha M.M. White. The museum is a fresh introduction to White who was a humanitarian, philanthropist, and icon. Eartha White touched every aspect of society in Jacksonville and across the nation. The museum is a collection of several of White’s personal belongings, and is a simulation of what the mission looked like when she lived and worked in the building located at 613 W. Ashley St. There are photographs of what life was like for Blacks living in Historic Lavilla between 1930s and 1960s, a favorite for many visitors, “Photos by Weems” collection. To celebrate the momentous occasion, refreshments and birthday cake with ice cream toppings were served in the mission dining room.
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