Name of Featured Person & Place:
Elizabeth Hurton Servant/Teacher
and her School for Black Children
Newburgh, NY
Elizabeth Hurton Servant/Teacher
and her School for Black Children
Newburgh, NY
Names:
Lusandra (Lucy) S. C.--5th Grade Spec. Ed.
&
Royal D.--4th Grade Spec. Ed.
Lusandra (Lucy) S. C.--5th Grade Spec. Ed.
&
Royal D.--4th Grade Spec. Ed.
Library Teacher: Mrs. Wright Jumpp
Classroom Teacher: Mrs. Dolfinger/Ms. Shirley
Our Research Question:
Who was Elizabeth Hurton and why and how did she help Black children and her community?
We wanted to study Black schools because we wanted to know what school was like for Black kids back then. We also wanted to know about the teachers who taught them.
When we did this collage we looked at Elizabeth Hurston's gravestone and we thought it looked plain and small. We thought that she probably could not afford a fancy gravestone or a fancy house because she was Black. We made her gravestone shiny and colorful. Then, we imagined what her house looked like and made it big and fancy. We feel she deserves it for teaching Black children.
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Washington Street where Elizabeth Hurton had her School(“Truth Be Told: Elizabeth Hurton School-Delano Hitch Installation, Banner10”)
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Parking lot at 262 Washington Street where Ms. Hurton's School was once located.(“Truth Be Told: Elizabeth Hurton School-Delano Hitch Installation, Banner15”)
Re: The two past pages with the location where Ms. Hurton's school used to be.
I Notice
I Wonder
1. We notice the street looks like a place we know.
2. We notice Ms. Hurton's school location is now a parking lot.
3. We notice it has a gate.
4. We notice there are other people's houses still there.
2. We notice Ms. Hurton's school location is now a parking lot.
3. We notice it has a gate.
4. We notice there are other people's houses still there.
1. We wonder if the street is my (Lucy's) street?
2. We wonder why her school is a parking lot now?
3. We wonder who decided to destroy it?
4. We wonder how she could afford to open a school and she was a servant?
5. We wonder how the children's day was in school?
2. We wonder why her school is a parking lot now?
3. We wonder who decided to destroy it?
4. We wonder how she could afford to open a school and she was a servant?
5. We wonder how the children's day was in school?
I Notice
1920 Census
(“Mothersofamerica”).
(“Mothersofamerica”).
I Wonder
1. We notice Elizabeth Hurton's name on line 3 and it said she was a servant.
2. We notice a number of people living in the house.
3. We notice this is a census report made in 1920.
2. We notice a number of people living in the house.
3. We notice this is a census report made in 1920.
1. We wonder why they did not say she is a teacher?
2. We wonder why they wrote in cursive?
3. We wonder where to find the date?
2. We wonder why they wrote in cursive?
3. We wonder where to find the date?
I Notice
I Wonder
1. We notice her name is tiny.
2. We notice that she died on December 16, 1920.
3. We notice her birthday is not on the gravestone.
2. We notice that she died on December 16, 1920.
3. We notice her birthday is not on the gravestone.
Elizabeth Hurton's Gravestone,
Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, NY
(“Mothersofamerica”)
Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, NY
(“Mothersofamerica”)
1. We wonder why she has a little gravestone?
2. We wonder why there is so much grass?
3. We wonder how she passed away?
4. We wondered if her gravestone looks different because she couldn't afford a big one?
5. We wonder if her date of birth is not on the gravestone because she might not have known it?
6. We wonder why there is not a picture of her?
2. We wonder why there is so much grass?
3. We wonder how she passed away?
4. We wondered if her gravestone looks different because she couldn't afford a big one?
5. We wonder if her date of birth is not on the gravestone because she might not have known it?
6. We wonder why there is not a picture of her?
Re: The pages about the school location, the census and the gravestone:
It was very hard to imagine someone who lived so long ago. So, we looked at some primary sources that Mr. Vince and the Newburgh Community Photo Project (NCPP) gave us as proof that she really lived. The sources were:
1) Banner pictures of her school location
2) Census records
3) Picture of her gravestone
(“Mothersofamerica”).
We see that her school was on Washington Avenue where I (Lucy) live. I could not believe it! We saw the census from January 1920, and she is listed on the 3rd line. It says she was 65 years old and a servant and then we saw her gravestone showing she died on December 16, 1920. This means she died the same year of the census. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery just outside of the City of Newburgh (Ibid). We learned that she is buried in a separate area from White people in the cemetery because Black people and White people were buried in separate areas back then. Black people were usually buried on the edges of cemeteries. (Vince Cianni).
It was very hard to imagine someone who lived so long ago. So, we looked at some primary sources that Mr. Vince and the Newburgh Community Photo Project (NCPP) gave us as proof that she really lived. The sources were:
1) Banner pictures of her school location
2) Census records
3) Picture of her gravestone
(“Mothersofamerica”).
We see that her school was on Washington Avenue where I (Lucy) live. I could not believe it! We saw the census from January 1920, and she is listed on the 3rd line. It says she was 65 years old and a servant and then we saw her gravestone showing she died on December 16, 1920. This means she died the same year of the census. She is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery just outside of the City of Newburgh (Ibid). We learned that she is buried in a separate area from White people in the cemetery because Black people and White people were buried in separate areas back then. Black people were usually buried on the edges of cemeteries. (Vince Cianni).
An 1895 Newburgh Daily Journal article
I Notice
1. We notice there are a lot of words.
2. We notice that article is old. It was written in 1895.
3. We notice the article is from Newburgh, NY.
2. We notice that article is old. It was written in 1895.
3. We notice the article is from Newburgh, NY.
I Wonder
1. We wonder who wrote this?
2. We wonder who put mean comments on this?
3. We wonder why she was one of the only teachers that was teaching Black kids?
2. We wonder who put mean comments on this?
3. We wonder why she was one of the only teachers that was teaching Black kids?
A Colored Woman's Work, Newburgh Daily Journal, 1895
(“Mothersofamerica”)
(“Mothersofamerica”)