African American Mobile Museum
Finding Our Roots
Ms. Margie Scoby, founder, president, and curator for the Finding Our Roots African American Museum launched the first-ever African American mobile unit in southeast Louisiana in 2023. After COVID-19 and hurricane Ida that impacted the area, the museum has become a beacon for sharing African American culture from early life to present day.
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Houma’s African American Museum goes mobile
Houma’s Finding Our Roots African American Museum is on the move and bringing history to the public.
Hurricane Ida in August 2021 damaged the building the museum leases on Roussell Street. Since then, it has been closed and its exhibits have been put away in storage.
Museum President Margie Scoby said she had to get creative. Now the museum is on the move in a 34-foot RV that made its first pop-up visit Wednesday at Houma’s Main Library.
My History is Your History
Margie Scoby
Mobile museum to share African American history on wheels
“I believe in the power of God, and following Ida, I waited on Him to tell me what to do and where to go. Ida caused a major setback for our community and our museum. We worked so hard on it, and even earned the distinction of being listed on the The National Register of Historic Places,” said Margie Scoby, founder and president of Finding Our Roots African American Museum. Following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida, the museum on Roussel Street, in Houma, closed indefinitely.
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Locals and tourists to take advantage of this incredible opportunity to immerse yourself in rich African American history and culture.
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