Meanwhile, with funding from local grantors, we have forged ahead with a history project rooted in the Sedalia Center’s original identity, as the Counter Ridge School built in 1959. This important project dedicates a classroom as a cultural center committed to collecting local history from the perspective of the Counter Ridge School. It will store oral histories the project collects, and be a repository for artifacts, documents, and memorabilia. A mural project draws on this historical research to paint a mural of Sedalia, Virginia, around the walls of the old cafeteria. The focus of these projects is local, and the Center is fortunate to work with highly skilled local artists, in the beginning stages of the mural, and as curator of an exhibit featuring local African American artists, scheduled for June 19th, 2021. The multi-media art show will be spread out and embrace the site’s history. Sedalia, Virginia is a beautiful and special place, with family-owned farms, ancient mountains, and stories waiting to be told. The Counter Ridge History Project joins the arts and humanities to explore the memories and legacies of this historic old school and its community.