April 22, 2004

This is a message to all Huberts with any relationship to Camilla and Zack Hubert -regardless of current last name - from the President of the Camilla and Zack Hubert Foundation, Inc., Clint Warner:

This is to inform you of some actions that the Camilla and Zack Hubert Foundation has undertaken recently.  Our address list has not been updated recently, so I hope you will convey this information to other members in your specific family branch or area of the country.

1.	There is a website (czhubert.com) for the Foundation.  This was designed and is managed by William Hubert in Oakland, CA.  You may want to visit it.  It is very well done and will be modified so it can serve as a communication tool for the Foundation and individuals in the family.  Perhaps you can print out portions of it and show it to those who do not have computer access.  Also, members of the different branches should consider updating the portion of their grandparents, etc.  Some, such as Beatrice and Mabel have already been done.  A photo of each of the twelve children of Camilla and Zack would make the “descendants’” portion of the website complete and can be sent to William for inclusion.

2.	Leola Hubbard of Philadelphia has single-handedly done a tremendous and magnificent job in getting the State of Georgia to agree to place a Historical State Marker on the Camilla and Zack homesite in Hancock County.  It took more than a year of continuous work by her to accomplish this.  The marker will be much nicer and much more visible than the marker the Foundation placed on the property several years ago.  That marker is rusted out and cannot be seen from the road.  The date of the formal dedication, which will be coordinated with the State and the County, will be determined by us in conjunction with those two entities, hopefully sometime around Columbus Day weekend this fall.  Leola got the idea when a similar marker was unveiled at the school founded by her grandfather in a neighboring county last year.  I will send you photos of that marker if you send me a fax number.  Plans are being made now for a Foundation meeting to be held in conjunction with the unveiling – October 11, 2004.  If this date is not satisfactory with the State and the County, we will notify you.

3.	The Hubert farm is on the National Register of Historic Sites.  It was actually listed in 1974.  In October 2003, it was recognized as a Centennial Heritage Farm in a ceremony in Perry, GA.  This is an award the State of Georgia gives in recognition of farms that have been continuously owned by the same family for at least 100 years and are listed on the Register.  Several of the Beatrice Hubert Douthard descendants attended this event.  Former President Jimmy Carter was the keynote speaker and he also received an award for his family farm.  

4.	The Log Cabin Center, dedicated to the memory of Camilla and Zack by their son, Ben, still exists in Hancock County, not far from the homesite.  It is in reasonable shape.  It is owned by the Association for the Advancement of Negro Country Life and has been used by the community over the years.  Willis Hubert and myself are the current board members.  There are two vacancies on the board due to the passing of James Hubert and Arthur Smith recently.

5.	The original plantation owned by the white Hubert family where Zack, his parents and brothers and sisters were born still stands in Warren County, GA near the town of Norcross.  It has been restored to one of the most beautiful facilities you will ever want to see.  The “big house” has been renovated and several cabins and other buildings have been added.  It is now privately owned and is a full-fledged conference center and encompasses over 8,000 acres.  It sold last year for $8,000,000.00.  The name of it is Come Away Plantation and you can read about it on its website – comeaway-plantation.com.  It is about 25 miles from the homesite in Hancock Co. and Leola is trying to set up at least a meal there on the day of the unveiling of the marker.

6.	We are trying to encourage the younger folks to get involved in the Foundation.  All recognize that it is time to make other generations aware of the purpose and business of the Foundation so that they can take an active role in it.  There has been talk about organizing some sort of social event for them on the West Coast, since several of Camilla and Zack’s great-great grandchildren live there.  Then, they could initiate efforts to get others of their generation who live in other parts of the country involved.  

7.	Last October, right after the ceremonies in Perry, GA, the Warners and the descendants of Beatrice Hubert Douthard went to Powellton, GA and visited the grave of Paul Hubert, who was the father of Zack.  This was quite moving.  It is interesting that this grave was found on the Internet by Leola.  She then talked to Willis, who had visited the gravesite and could tell her exactly where the grave was located in the Powellton Baptist Church graveyard.  The dates are not easily read, but we know this is Paul.  The mystery now is “Where was Jincy buried?”  If any of you ever heard your parents or grandparents speak about her grave, please let us know.  We hope to have the family graveyard in Springfield cleared so that it will be visible from the highway.  

We hope to be able to see our ideas for the next meeting and reunion take place in Atlanta, with a trip to Hancock and Warren Counties, in mid-October, 2004.  We would love to hear your comments.  It was Leola’s dream that we actually stay at the plantation, but October is part of the busiest season for the folks there.  The center is heavily used for the hunting season.  So, we will arrange for accommodations in 
Atlanta and transportation to “the country”, instead.

Please contact me at my email address, cwarner@pol.net, my phone number, (404)699-0400, or by FAX (404)699-0901.  Thanks for listening and best of health to all of your families - - -LET’S TALK!!!!!!!

						Clinton E. Warner, President
						Camilla & Zack Hubert Foundation, Inc.

P. S.  TRUSTEES (Ben Hubert, Tarik Sugarmon, Frank DeCosta III, Yvonne Haskins, and William Hubert):  IF YOU HAVE NOT TALKED TO ME YET ABOUT THE MARKER PROJECT, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE, EITHER BY EMAIL (CWARNER@POL.NET) OR BY PHONE (404-699-0400).  IT IS IMPORTANT THAT I DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU AND HAVE PROBABLY HAD DIFFICULTY REACHING YOU.