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Honoring the Powhatan Seat of 1865, the Pamunkey Nation
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum was founded by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. Holmes, a visionary Indigenous leader, educator, and founder of both the King William Training School and the Pamunkey Baptist Association.
The museum was established to preserve and honor the cultural, spiritual, and educational legacy of Native communities in King William County.
In 2025, Archbishop Dr. Carl Robinson, a descendant of the Powhatan lineage and Pocahontas through Dr. Richard Holmes, is resurrecting this powerful legacy through the expansion of Harvest Christian University. His efforts aim to restore Indigenous history, celebrate ancestral achievements, and revitalize educational institutions that were originally rooted in Native vision and leadership.
King William Training Academy
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum
King William Training Academy Revived Under Archbishop Dr. Carl Robinson and Harvest Christian University
King William County, VA — A historic center of Black and Native education has been reborn.
The King William Training Academy was constructed in 1922–1923 as a Rosenwald school, owes its inception to a vision of Reverend Dr. Samuel B. Holmes originally affiliated with the Pamunkey Baptist Association, has been officially adopted and revitalized by Archbishop Dr. Carl Robinson, President of Harvest Christian University. Now operating as the King William Training Academy.
Located in the ancestral lands of the federally recognized Pamunkey Indian Nation, the Academy holds deep historical roots as a place where Black and Native students gathered to learn despite segregation and systemic exclusion.
(PBA)Pamunkey 3rd. Baptist Association (PBA)
The Pamunkey King William County Historical Museum
(PBA)Pamunkey 3rd. Baptist Association (PBA)
Reviving the Legacy Through Pamunkey 3rd. Baptist Association (PBA)
Spiritual and educational leader continuing the mission of Rev. Dr. Samuel B. Holmes, the original founder of the King William Training Academy and the Pamunkey Baptist Association, Cultural & Museum Partnership Honoring the original intent of the Pamunkey Indian Museum by:
(1) Supporting educational exhibits on Native and African American alliances in Virginia
(2) Digitizing tribal history and oral narratives for curriculum use
(3) Launching student research projects to preserve cultural records
The University will align with the original spiritual foundation of the Pamunkey Baptist Association, restoring the role of faith in cultural education.
Supporting the continued mission of the PBA to serve as a beacon of education, justice, and historical preservation.
