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Had a great afternoon with Dr Pauline Lloyd, Director of the Islay Walden Urban Institute for Education in NJ. She was in the Maryland area on business and we had lunch. Of course we talked about Islay Walden and Strieby among many other topics. #striebychurchnc #islaywalden #randolphcountync #islaywaldenurbaninstitute (at Mamma Lucia of Olney) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHhxoQMyyP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So apparently the $4-5/month tuition at Strieby’s industrial school was comparable to the next closest industrial school, Peabody Academy. However, Peabody was in the town of Troy in Montgomery County NC., while Strieby was in a rural village, about 15 miles from the town of Asheboro. Perhaps more to the point Strieby was 18 miles from Troy and the advantages of being in a rural town with a railroad stop rather than a rural village with only one road in and out. But this ad (and the chapter about it in, “Paradigm of Hope: The Story of Peabody Academy,” pp 109-131) which indicates it didn’t begin its industrial program until 1911, which would be 6 years after Strieby’s. So why didn’t it grow faster? Because it was still in a rural village without a railroad. I’m just speculating. The search continues… #striebychurchnc #peabodyacademytroync #randolphcountync #montgomerycountync #americanmissionaryassociation #striebyacademync https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq6oTinsc0h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I’ve had some confusion over just when Strieby, Salem, and Red House schools were consolidated. My original research indicated it was after 1923, but I’ve found other information since, including this article, which indicates it may not have been until around 1940. This is from 1936, and Strieby and Red House (St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, today) were definitely still separate schools. Salem isn’t mentioned here. I have no idea why. I have no idea what the “interracial fee” is. I think they mean that everyone pays the same whether black or white. #striebychurchnc #randolphcountync #africanamericanschools https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqza6oZs0P8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

So following up on my last post, one year later in Nov 1906, an article appeared in the Randolph Bulletin wherein the editor was noting that the Strieby Post Office, which served the “colored” community, had a “colored” postmaster, the Rev Hawkins, who was the head of the Strieby Academy, “an industrial training school.” And the editor hoped a Democrat would take it away and take it over. (Different names, same story) He noted that the salary was $37.50/yr., which makes the $4-5/mo. tuition and board (see previous post) seem truly expensive. Now I wonder how long it lasted before reverting to an elementary school. #striebychurchnc #randolphcountync #americanmissionaryassociation https://www.instagram.com/p/CqzYkeMMfJG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

In previous research I learned that Strieby expanded their building in 1905. In another newspaper article the interviewee mentioned in passing that there was a “colored industrial school,” but this is the first specific reference I’ve found. This was in the Randolph Bulletin, 12 Oct 1905, Edition 1, p. 3. I must find out more. 🕵🏼. I must say, $4-5/mo “ain’t cheap!”#striebychurchnc #randolphcountync #americanmissionaryassociation https://www.instagram.com/p/CqzFK3kMmA9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Remembering the matriarchs of Strieby: Priscilla Mahockley Hill ( 1792-1911), Katherine Polk Lassiter (1832-1906), and Julia Ritter Walden (1827-1907). All three are buried in Strieby Cemetery. #striebychurchnc #randolphcountync #PriscillaHill #KateLassiter #JuliaWalden https://www.instagram.com/p/CqetqztMQGR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Here’s part of a new review of my book, BORN MISSIONARY: The Islay Walden Story. https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=296346. (See link in bio) #islaywalden #randolphcountync #americanmissionaryassociation #africanamericanhistory #africanamericanministers #africanamericanpoets https://www.instagram.com/p/CqGKnGLpHme/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=