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A TREE has been planted in memory of a farmer who died in an accident while working.
Friends and relatives of Oliver Bowden, who ran Mill End Farm, near Hambleden, planted the Lebanese cedar sapling at Couchfield Barn, off the footpath on the village outskirts.
The tree, which could eventually grow up to 40m tall, is accompanied by a plaque engraved by memorial masons E T Sheppard, of Henley. It carries the inscription: “Oliver Bowden, much-loved farmer and friend of this valley. 1963-2020.”
Organiser Kate Waddington, a lifelong friend, funded both through an online appeal which also raised about £30,000 for Mr Bowden’s sons George, 13, and Archie, 11, to follow him into the profession.
Black History Month: President of St. Philip’s College follows legacy of female founder
Nation’s only HBCU and Minority serving institution
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SAN ANTONIO – Students don’t have to go far or even out of the city to attend a historically Black college. St. Philip’s College was created and expanded into what it is today thanks to local African American leaders, beginning with Miss Artemisia Bowden.
The school began in 1898 as a Saturday evening sewing school for six young Black girls. The bishop of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church wanted to create opportunities for the children of emancipated slaves. In 1902, he initiated Miss Bowden to turn it into a grammar school.