A slice of history: TRG Association reflects on legacy on Juneteenth

  • A preserved banner shows the 2003 and 2004 Miss Juneteenth winners. Banner courtesy Patricia Bailey
    A preserved banner shows the 2003 and 2004 Miss Juneteenth winners. Banner courtesy Patricia Bailey
  • Juneteenth contestants in 2003 use grant funds to refurbish and paint two bus shelters — one in Grasshopper and one in Track — to protect students waiting for school buses. Sun Archive
    Juneteenth contestants in 2003 use grant funds to refurbish and paint two bus shelters — one in Grasshopper and one in Track — to protect students waiting for school buses. Sun Archive
  • A feature in the June 18, 2003, edition of the Sun shows Chelsea Osborne as Miss Juneteenth in the TRG Juneteenth pageant.
    A feature in the June 18, 2003, edition of the Sun shows Chelsea Osborne as Miss Juneteenth in the TRG Juneteenth pageant.

    The former TRG Association formed to uplift, inform and serve Georgetown’s three historically Black neighborhoods — known today as Track, Ridge and Grasshopper — in what was Council District 2.

    Patricia Bailey, a longtime TRG Association member and former board member, came to the Sun this week to share some of the history of the organization.

    She said the organization worked to provide a unified vo…