The Cherry Grove Archives Collection Committee have been working hard to find new and interactive ways to present our material and share the colorful history of our community.
Showcasing our community through photographs and films (spanning over 100 years) that are so incredibly intimate and joyful has been the focus when we present Cherry Grove's history to the world.
The Safehaven Exhibition explores the gay and lesbian community that flourished during the 1950s in Cherry Grove through some 70+ photographs and additional ephemera from the unique holdings of the CGAC.
The Cherry Grove Post Office celebrated 100 years of mail delivery to our hamlet beach community.
To mark this special occasion, the Cherry Grove Archives Collection presented a special "pop-up" exhibition in downtown Cherry Grove.
Our upcoming 2026 exhibition will celebrate the bars, dance floors, cabaret and drag shows where queerness has flourished in Cherry Grove since the mid-twentieth century and is still going strong today.
Credited as being some of the earliest footage of drag performers in a full length feature (in a time when drag was still illegal), the film also stars well known artist Otto Fenn, "Camille" was discovered packed away in a Grove closet.
If you would like to discuss how on of the CGAC exhibitions can be brought to your community, please contact our Chair Person Troy Files (contact@cgarchives.org) for more details.