A Look Back: Dora Nelson. The Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum is named. Perris pioneer. Nelson's was among the first black families to settle in Perris. Alberta Mabel Kearney, 9. Kearney knows little about Nelson's life before she arrived in. NELSON Funeral Services for Dora Lee Nelson, 82, will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Clifford Johnson, Jr., Pastor. Public visitation will be held in the Chapel, (Today) from 4 to 7 p.m. The cortege will assemble at 4214 Leonard Cir W.Collection Summary Creator: Nelson, Dora, collector Title: Dora Nelson Collection Dates: 1917-1941 Abstract: Part of the Jane Addams Memorial Collection. Part of the Midwest Women's Historical Collection. Dora Nelson was associated with Neva Leona Boyd and. Dora Nelson (1940) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. TV & VIDEO TV Picks On Tonight Top Rated TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Watch Now on Amazon DVD & Blu-Ray SPECIAL FEATURES X-Ray for. Dora Nelson Museum @dnaaahm Dora Nelson Museum Retweeted 60 Minutes Proud to have this new monument on the mall. This is great inspiration for the @dnaaahm our the Perris,Ca community. Dora Nelson is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Dora Nelson and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Perris, only that she was born into slavery in Georgia in 1. Illinois. About 1. Nelson moved to Perris. Her. brother- in- law lived there since 1. By 1. 92. 0, his wife had died, and Nelson's. Nelson. Kearney said. Perris had no black church. Blacks could attend Congregational. Church, but not join, Kearney said. Nelson held prayer meetings in. F and Sixth streets, but the group outgrew it. In the. summer of 1. Nelson's chinaberry. Kearney said, to formally create First Baptist Church of. Perris. Ministers attended from Ontario and Riverside. Nelson. wasn't recognized as the church's founder - - the credit went to the. Kearney said. Kearney coveted the. F and Seventh streets, two. That house was vacant, tagged by the city. To get the doors, Kearney offered the property. LA woman, to raze the house for $2. Kearney got the. doors and the pay. That was the first black church in Perris.' I said, 'Oh. F and Seventh and moved the fated house. At some point, it was owned by an assistant pastor, and when. LA woman who later let. Kearney tear it down. It also served as a worship site for other. Kearney recalled. Kearney eventually created the museum, at 3. E. Seventh St., to. Nelson and atone for the demolition. First Baptist Church now stands at 3. E. A pulpit. the Congregational Church gave Nelson is still used there, Kearney. The museum occupies Kearney's former house; today Kearney. There was no (African- American) museum. I wasn't allowed to go to the. I was wanted there for some. It charges no. admission but accepts donations. For more information, call 9. If you have an idea for a local historic person, event or place. A Look Back, contact Assistant Metro Editor Mark Acosta at.
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