Robin Snyder has spent several years in the area, first as the superintendent of Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park and later also Booker T. Washington National Monument.
Booker T. Washington National Monument started hosting Juneteenth events at the Franklin County park in 2002, two decades before the day became a federal holiday.
There s a saying among people who enjoy planting trees about a three-year process of growth: first year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap.