In 2003, Dr. Rebekah McCloud was the recipient of the Dr. Rhea Marsh and Dorothy Lockhart Smith Winter Park History Research Grant. This grant is made possible by a bequest by the estate of Dr. Smith. It is a product of a joint venture of the Winter Park Public Library and the Olin Library at Rollins College. Together, we award a research grant to further the study of Winter Park history. Dr. McCloud’s topic was:

Across The Tracks: A Collective History of Black Churches of Winter Park

This first work covered six of the twelve Black churches of Winter Park’s West Side. Dr. McCloud subsequently completed the documentation of the remaining six churches through a grant from the City of Winter Park. That completed, all-inclusive work was published as:

Sacred Places, Sacred History: Black Churches of Winter Park

This book and accompanying literature can be viewed when visiting the Winter Park History & Archives Collection. The table below will feature a sampling of the materials Dr. McCloud has created.

Dr. Rebekah McCloud, a retired educator/administrator, was an elementary school principal, a middle and high school teacher, and served in a variety of administrative positions at the University of Central Florida. Dr. McCloud has earned several college degrees: a B.A. in Communications and Journalism, a M. Ed. Degree in Educational Leadership, a M.S. degree in Business Management, and an Ed.D. Degree in Curriculum and Instruction.

	Published in 2006, the research for Sacred Places, Sacred History was made possible through the support of the City of Winter Park. In her dedication Dr. McCloud wrote: For the people of Hannibal Square; past, present, and future
	Colorful posters offer data about each of the twelve churches in a concise way, so that information can be captured "At A Glance."
	Brochures offer a brief history of the individual churches, and are divided into the following sections: In the Beginning, The Leaders, and At A Glance.