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Finding Our Roots museum asks Terrebonne leaders for historic markers, introduces virtual‑reality program for students
Summary
Margie Scovey, founder of the Finding Our Roots African American Museum, described a mobile museum, a new virtual‑reality program with 10 headsets, and asked the committee to consider placing a marker for local Rosenwald schools; board members expressed support.
Margie Scovey, founder and president of the Finding Our Roots African American Museum, told the Education Technology and Policy Committee about her mobile museum and a new virtual‑reality program she said has reached more than 3,000 children in the region.
Scovey told the committee the museum brings hands‑on exhibits and, now, a headset‑based virtual‑reality experience that lets students “go in and they can go through those portals and learn so much about the . . . African American experience.” She said the program has 10 headsets provided by South Louisiana Bank and Synergy and that the mobile unit regularly visits schools, community sites…
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