Historical Society of Carroll County
Box Lunch Talk: The Impact of the HOPE
By Kevin Dayhoff July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025 Box Lunch Talk. In 1969, Bernie Jones became a charter member and served on the board of the nonprofit Home Ownership Purchase Effort to provide home ownership opportunities for low-income Black families. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff
Historical Society of Carroll County historians, friends and
family filled the Grace Lutheran Church – Grace social hall this afternoon for an
informative Box Lunch Talk on The Impact of the HOPE Partnership in Westminster
presented by Bernie Jones and Lynn Wheeler.
Lynne Wheeler began the presentation with an introduction to
the background of the history of HOPE and African American housing in Carroll
County. In 1969, HSCC board member, Bernie Jones became
a charter member and served on the board of the nonprofit Home Ownership
Purchase Effort (HOPE), to provide home ownership opportunities for low-income
Black families. HOPE purchased
houses on Union Street, rehabbed them, and sold them at cost. Their
groundbreaking work laid the foundation for Civil Rights success in Carroll
County.
Thank you to the sponsors of this Diane Bowers, Diane
Boettcher, Corynne Courpas, Dolores Snyder, and Acts Fairhaven. Thank you also
to our volunteers and Program Committee (Doris Hull, Wendy Raith, Sherry
Reigel, Steve Bowersox) for baking all kinds of goodies and helping at the
event.
HSCC hosts robust programming every month including our
popular Box Lunch Talk speaker series. Our BLTs are held every third Tuesday at
12 noon at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster. This event is $3.00 for
members and $7.00 for non-members. Cost of admission helps offset expenses for
the lecture hall, refreshments, and the production costs for the You-Tube
recordings from the Community Media Center. Sponsoring a speaker for $75 is
another great way to support the event.
As always, there is no registration for Box Lunch Talks. You
bring your lunch, and we provide the drinks and desserts (thanks to our
volunteers and staff). The cost is $3 for HSCC members and $5 for nonmembers.
Questions? Please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach &
Events Director at lbankard@hsccmd.org or 410.848.6494 ext. 200.
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