Jordan Lake Creative Center is proud to announce a legacy project with the Chatham County Historical Association and students from Jordan Lake School of the Arts. Students will research historical figures key to Chatham County’s unique history as well as Living Legends, who are individuals who have and continue to build and create in our Chatham County community in outstanding ways.
Students are conducting interviews and creating a podcast series with eight individuals who have made a positive impact on our community. The series will be available on Youtube, our website, on record with the Chatham County Historical Association and shared with local schools and universities to encourage continued development in the pursuit of archiving the unique stories and perspectives that make Chatham County such a special place. These Living Legends will be honored along with 15 figures from Chatham’s rich history the first Sunday in May of 2026 at the Historical Museum in Pittsboro with students dressed in character and role playing each person, bringing history to life. Living Legends and their student counterparts will be photographed and research provided along with Chatham’s 15 characters from history in a book to be gifted to the county library and available for sale at the May event.
