• Bealsville Community

    HAPPY 155TH BIRTHDAY BEALSVILLE.??? The Bealsville Community will be celebrating its 155th Birthday in 2020. Plans are underway. Tentatively planned for June 2020. Stay tuned for details as the planning is completed.
  • Learn More About The History Of The Glover Campus & Museum

    The Glover School Campus

    Museum is closed at this time.  Appointments may be made for group tours. 813 737-1352 for information.

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    Community Events

    TO PUBLISH YOUR EVENTS
    (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), PLEASE DROP info off at Glover School or email at glover@tampabay.rr.com. Include contact name and phone.

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About The Bealsville Historic Community

The history books document the Bealsville community as a community settled by freed slaves in the year 1865.

The history books document the Bealsville community as a community settled by freed slaves in the year 1865. They state that twelve original families of Peter Dexter, Bryant Horton, Roger Smith, Robert Story, Isaac Berry, Mills Holloman, Sam Horton, grandfather of O. V. Hargrett, Sr., Mary Reddick, Jerry Stephens, Neptune Henry, Steven Allen, and Abe Messenger, upon gaining their freedom, remained on their former slave owner’s plantation to plan their futures.

Publish Your Events Live

TO PUBLISH YOUR EVENTS (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), PLEASE DROP info off at Glover School or email at glover@tampabay.rr.com.
Include contact name and phone.

Glover School Campus
Activities

The residents along with local foundation and/business support provides funding for many needed services to the community. Mini grants have also been awarded through Hillsborough County Office of Neighborhood Relations and local Sheriff’s Office. Glover School currently hosts a number of programs to include a technology center offering free computer classes, free WI-FI extending throughout the campus, YLM mentoring at-risk girls, Bealsville Eagles Youth Football & Cheerleading Program, senior citizens nutrition program, civic group meeting rooms, and an auditorium equipped with kitchen, and stage.  Read More…

BEALSVILLE, INCORPORATED

Bealsville, Incorporated 501c3 Public Charitable Organization.

How did Bealsville Incorporated get started?

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

Vacation Bible Study Kick Off is in June. Community Churches will kick off several weeks of VBS. HCC will be providing information on college enrollment as well as the Plant City Eagles Hat Drive.

TAKE A TOUR

Are you planning on visiting the Tampa Bay and/or Central Florida area? Consider the Plant City Black Heritage Trail and other cultural sites in the area.

GLOVER SCHOOL CAMPUS

Deep in the heart of Florida exist a place, a building, and a community with a happy ending. The historical significance of Historic Glover School as a part of America’s History lies deep in the foundation of this structure.

GLOVER SCHOOL ALUMNI

Partial Listing of Additional Jamison Students: Opalee Holloman Anderson, Enise Berry Anderson, Bernita Smith Bobo, Rudy Curry Williams, Milton L. Curry, Eva Mae Holloman Baker, Barney Chester Holloman,

Donations and Sponsorship

If you need a tax break, Bealsville Inc. can assist. We are a not-for-profit organization and an avenue for a tax break. Bealsville Inc is the managing component of the Glover School which is on the National Registry for Historic Places (one of two African American sites in the Plant City area).

History Of The Glover School Campus

The history books document the Bealsville community as a community settled by freed slaves in the year 1865. They state that twelve original families of Peter Dexter, Bryant Horton, Roger Smith, Robert Story, Isaac Berry, Mills Holloman, Sam Horton, grandfather of O. V. Hargrett, Sr., Mary Reddick, Jerry Stephens, Neptune Henry, Steven Allen, and Abe Messenger, upon gaining their freedom, remained on their former slave owner’s plantation to plan their futures.
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Community News

A National Landmark

Did You Know? A National Landmark The restored Willian A. Glover School was the Bealsville Community’s first public school originally named Jamison School. Constructed shortly after the Civil War, students

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VETERAN’S BENEFITS

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Hampton George has opened an office at the Glover School each Wednesday. Veterans needing assistance with securing benefits are welcome to stop by

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