E.E.Ward

Agent for North American Van Lines providing national and international relocation services. Celebrating 140
yrs of great customer service & dependable moving!

[Ohio Development @OhioDevelopment]

#DYK: The oldest African-American owned business in the U.S. is in Ohio? Founded in 1881, @eewardmoving has grown into a multi-million dollar award-winning corporation.
Development had the pleasure of partnering with the business on a moving project at the Verne Riffe Center.

[Zach Fleer @ZachFleer270]

East is going back to the all orange jerseys for the first time since the '90's!

Major thanks to @eewardmoving for sponsoring both the girls AND boys with new uniforms this season ❤️

The 270 Faith City League jersey drive has helped increase participation numbers in CCS hoops

[E.E.Ward @eewardmoving]

Can't wait to see East Tigers on the hardwood!

[Zach Fleer @ZachFleer270]

East hoops will have a very unified look with the girls and boys programs thanks to @eewardmoving sponsoring new uniforms during the 270 Faith City League jersey drive ❤️

[E.E.Ward @eewardmoving]

Happy Veterans Day!!!

[E.E.Ward @eewardmoving]

Congratulations to team @Cody_ballard21 & @eewardmoving for taking home the Championship at this year's @TheBRICKLeague1
@Cody_ballard21 & @thebrickleague thank you for investing in our youth. We appreciate all that you do! #teamEEWard #BRICKLeague

[Inside Edition @InsideEdition]

But like it has for so many others, the pandemic is challenging the 140-year-old’s @eewardmoving survivability. @salbonoie has more. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
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[WSYX ABC 6 @wsyx6]

From two horses and a wagon— E.E. Ward Moving and Storage Company has flourished into a fleet of trucks and two warehouses, one in Columbus, another in Charlotte, North Carolina. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/cTOZAf8g0S

[Black Enterprise @blackenterprise]

141 Years and Still Going Strong, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. Is the Oldest Black-Owned Business in the US https://t.co/UoyoTUxfoG

[Blavity @Blavity]

*Brian and Dominique Reighard-Brooks* own the nation's oldest continuously operating #BlackOwned business E.E. Ward Moving & Storage 🏬 With years of history, here’s how they plan on keeping it going for generations to come 👇🏾 #BlavityOpEd https://t.co/D3pbn6AvTB

[Céilí Doyle @cadoyle_18]

Brooks remembers his late godfather, Eldon Ward, as a historian and a true civil servant to the city of Columbus.

To read more about the origins of E.E. Ward, the company's familial history & its impact across the city and beyond, check out our piece ⤵️

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[The Movers & Storers Magazine @The_Mover_Mag]

Steve Jordan talks to Brian and Dominique Brooks, co-owners of E. E. Ward Moving & Storage, the oldest African-American company in the United States.
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#MverMag

[Columbus Dispatch @DispatchAlerts]

'A story like no other': E.E. Ward Moving & Storage's legacy on the Underground Railroad https://t.co/lCJxnDk2ao

[The Movers & Storers Magazine @The_Mover_Mag]

In January, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co in Charlotte, North Carolina, was named North American Van Lines’ Agent of the Year.
https://t.co/jiXffDcUdC
#MoverMag

[Sherrod Brown @SenSherrodBrown]

John T. Ward was a conductor on the Underground Railroad before founding E.E. Ward Moving & Storage in 1881. The Columbus business started as a stop on the Underground Railroad and is now the oldest Black-owned business in the U.S. https://t.co/4bbqS5MylW

[Inside Edition @InsideEdition]

.@eewardmoving’s founder, John T. Ward serviced one of the travel points on the Underground Railroad. "It would be maybe a full day's worth of traveling inconspicuously with horse and wagon to help these folks get further north to the land of freedom."
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[CA.Alumni @VikingsAlumni]

Congrats to alumnus Brian Brooks '87 and his wife, Dominique, president and co-owners of @eewardmoving, on the recent announcement of their induction into the National Civil Rights Hall of Fame! The induction ceremony is set to take place tomorrow, June 25th, in Columbus.

[Franklin Alumni @franklinalum]

Are you following along with #FranklinUniversityAlumni events? Check them out: https://t.co/A6IXHRCaSM!

Week-to-week we’re bringing you Brian Brooks’ best takeaways. As the owner of @eewardmoving, Brian urges us to be ready for the moment! #leadership #leading #businessowner

[Inside Edition @InsideEdition]

7/ “We look at that legacy and we equate it to reliability. That E.E. Ward's going to be here…Eldon [John T’s great grandson] had a quote, ‘do what's right, come what may.’ There's a lot to be said about that.”
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[E.E.Ward @eewardmoving]

@InsideEdition Thank you for sharing @eewardmoving story of being the Oldest Black Business in the Country!!!

[Inside Edition @InsideEdition]

6/ Brian Brooks' @eewardmoving is the oldest Black-owned co in the US, dating back 140 years. Its founder John T. Ward was a conductor on the Underground Railroad; the company was operated by the Ward family until 2000, when Brooks and his wife bought it.
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