Newtown Alive (CANCELLED )

Walter Gilbert will be co-presenter

.Vickie has led the initiative Newtown Alive to compile, organize and package the history of Newtown, the historically black neighborhood of Sarasota in which she grew up.

“When you see all that power, determination and enterprise in Newtown, I’m proud,” she says.

Since receiving a $50,000 grant from the City of Sarasota in 2015, Oldham and a team of professionals and volunteers have produced a book, Newtown Alive: Courage, Dignity and Determination, a 365-page report, installed 15 historical markers, conducted oral history interviews and inventoried 150 historic Newtown structures.  She will also talk about the History Museum and Trolley Tours.