Best Richardson African Diaspora Museum & Books

09/04/2026

This is a friendly reminder of our Sept 4th Art walk with live music. Bring your lawn chairs if you would like. Plenty of parking in our lot. We look forward to seeing you. Have a Blessed week and a happy holiday.

08/22/2026

Mark your calendars for Friday September 4th from 4-7pm for our next First Friday Art Walk. Do not forget to bring your lawn chairs if you want to relax outside. Remember, we also have comfortable chairs inside and great conversation while you peruse our unique art pieces and enjoy live music by Cellus. Have a blessed day.

https://www.visitstaugustine.com/musician/cellus

08/16/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our first Friday event. If you missed it then mark your calendars for September 4th from 4-7pm for our next First Friday Art Walk. Do not forget to bring your lawn chairs if you want to relax outside. Remember, we also have comfortable chairs inside and great conversation while you peruse our unique art pieces and enjoy live music by Cellus. Have a blessed day.

08/08/2026

Join us Saturday August 15th from 12-5pm for this Historic Butler Beach event honoring and Celebrating Frank B. Butler with music, culture and shared community around our history. Read more about Frank Butler here.

https://www.visitstaugustine.com/history/person/butler-frank

Sponsored by LHPRS & other community members.

08/04/2026

08/01/2026

Join us on Friday August 7th from 4-7pm for the inaugural First Friday Art Walk event of the year! We will showcase Folk Art prints by Storyteller and Artist Bruce Ingram, and we will also showcase art from our Gullah Geechee heritage as well as authentic African artwork and paintings. There will be refreshments and live music by Cellus so please feel free to bring your own lawn chairs so that you can enjoy the music outside. Learn more about our museum and bookstore while you enjoy a night of art, music and community. We can't wait to see you there.

https://www.visitstaugustine.com/musician/cellus
https://bruceingramarts.org/

07/16/2026

MELUNGEON VOICES PODCAST!

The final episode, Episode 10 of Season 6 of the Melungeon Voices podcast will debut Live next Wednesday, July 22nd at 6:30 pm on our YouTube channel here at this link: Melungeon Voices Podcast - YouTube. Remember to subscribe to the channel to stay up to date on all new content that will be released on the channel.
https://www.youtube.com//streams

Our guest for Episode 10 is Gigi Best-Richardson. She will be discussing her book, "Thomas the Melungeon," and what it was like being a Free Person of Color during the American Revolution.

Gigi Best-Richardson is a Historian (Phi Alpha Theta), Genealogist, Speaker, and a Virginia Humanities Scholar. An award-winning author of Thomas the Melungeon: His Locust Family of Free Persons of Color Civil and Revolutionary War Patriots – Vol 1, Gigi attended Morgan State University’s Graduate Literature Program from 1992 to 1996. She is a Board Member of many national hereditary societies, including Historian General of the Society First African Families of English America, Past Vice President Sons and Daughters United States Middle Passage, and Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society. Gigi has held leadership positions in Daughters of the American Revolution; Colonial Dames 17th Century; Governor of National Society of the Sons & Daughters of Pilgrims; Colonial Dames of America; Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Gigi is also a member of the Order of the First Families of North Carolina and New England Women. She is Co-Owner and Curator of the Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature and Culture Nonprofit Museum in St. Augustine, Florida. A rare bookstore owner since 1987, member of the Association of African American Museums, and Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association. She is a museum Docent and utilizes research and primary records to teach genealogy classes locally and virtually.