Publishers of the Sacred Harp 1991 Edition
The Sacred Harp Publishing Company is a non-profit corporation belonging to its stockholders, who elect a Board of Directors in even-numbered years, to conduct business both for the corporation and for promotion of the spread of Sacred Harp singing.
Contact: Charles Woods, Chairman of The Board
The current Board of Directors includes
PRESIDENT • BUELL COBB
1st VICE PRESIDENT • RICHARD DeLONG
2nd VICE PRESIDENT • CARLENE GRIFFIN
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY • HUGH McGRAW
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD • CHARLES WOODS
TREASURER • CHARLENE WALLACE
MEMBER OF THE BOARD • AMANDA DENSON
MEMBER OF THE BOARD • NORA PARKER
MEMBER OF THE BOARD • CORA SWEATT
The Board of Directors meets annually at the Sacred Harp Headquarters and Museum in Carrollton, Georgia [above], to review current business and adopt plans for the future. Periodic meetings are held, usually at singings, with proper notice.
The Sacred Harp Headquarters and Museum at Oak Grove Road, Carrollton, Georgia, was built on land donated by the Denney Family. This building contains a large meeting room, offices, guest bedroom and bath, kitchen, and room for historic songbooks and memorabilia.
Charles Woods has been cataloguing and arranging a growing collection of Sacred Harp and other Shape Note songbooks, histories, and recent academic research, minutes, periodicals, and scrapbooks. Anyone who wants to preserve irreplaceable books is encouraged to donate them to the Museum for safe-keeping. A fireproof storage cabinet to house the rarest items was added recently.
The New World meets The Old World! American Sacred Harp singer Nick Pasqual and Sacred Harp singer Bernard Collard, from the UK, sample fried okra at the Mt. Zion singing on July 28, 2002.
Our newest project is the
STUDENTS, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CHOICE OF ACADEMIC STUDIES! WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU AS ONE OF OUR OWN, AND THE SACRED HARP PUBLISHING COMANY WISHES YOU WELL.
Requirements for Sacred Harp Scholarship funding include
Acceptance at an accredited institute of higher learning (or, if already enrolled, be a student in good academic standing).
To have attended and led a song at eight Sacred Harp singing sessions in our book since January First of the year in which funding is requested. Each day or a two- or three-day singing event can count towards the total. These are ALL DAY regularly scheduled singings.
When requirements are met, please forward application to the appropriate person listed below. If requesting an application also, please contact:
For ALABAMA / EASTERN SEABOARD STATES
Amanda Denson, 1610 Woodland Village, Birmingham, AL 35216
Tel: (205) 879-5170
For GEORGIA / MIDWESTERN STATES
Richard DeLong, P.O. Box 1828, Carrollton, GA 30112
Tel: (770) 920-8651
For MISSISSIPPI, TENNESSEE / WESTERN STATES
Cora Sweatt, 1241 Woodward Park, Athens, TN 37303
"Religion is a fortune, and Heaven is a home" - but you don't have to pay a fortune for a Sacred Harp Songbook!
"Shout Glory, Halle, Halle, Hallelujah"
CONTACT:
Hugh McGraw, 1010 Waddell Street, Bremen, GA 30110
Tel: (770) 537-2283
SACRED HARP SONGBOOKS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
Price: $12.00
per copy plus $3.50 per copy shipping for
quantities of 1-7 copies.
Boxes of 8 copies each are $106, shipping included.
Shipping outside the U.S. by special arrangement, only, due to
possibility of loss and damage.
VISITING THE SACRED HARP HEADQUARTERS AND MUSEUM
The Sacred Harp Headquarters and Museum makes a lovely vacation site. Here, you and your family can tour singular, quaint rooms housing extremely rare Sacred Harp books and other songbooks from history. Explore the library and spend some time looking over our books about Sacred Harp history! Listen to and watch audio and video recordings of hundreds of singings -- that favorite song that never gets sung at your neighborhood singings is likely to be on record here! See detailed, well-preserved scrapbooks containing newspaper and magazine clippings from Sacred Harp events through the ages: a forgotten relative may be here, waiting for you to come read about their activities. Don't forget history and genealogy.
Memories live at the Sacred Harp Museum -- and hold songs you can carry into tomorrow.
TO FIND THE MUSEUM:
In Carrollton, take U.S. 27 South out of the city and past the 166 By-Pass 2 miles to Oak Grove Road, on your right. Turn right onto Oak Grove Road and the Sacred Harp Headquarters and Museum building and land will be on your left. We look forward to your coming to see us. Bring the family. A Ramada Inn Hotel is conveniently close to our Museum, on U.S. 27 South just outside the Perimeter, on your left.
Questions? Please contact Charles Woods, Chairman of The Board
THANK YOU FOR VISITING
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Many thanks to Chris T. for his splendid "Old Hundred" rendering - thanks Chris!