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i ne Historian ot September 2010 - Hancock County Historical Society
THE
HISTORIAN
www.hancockcountyhistoricalsodety.com
OF HANCOCK COUNTY
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
September 2010
COMING EVENTS AT LOBRANO HOUSE
The September luncheon meeting will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at noon at the Kate Lobrano House. The guest speaker will be Richard R. Flowers, Acting Assistant Director and Curator for Beauvoir, who will speak on the house and its extensive restoration since Hurricane Katrina. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 467-4090. Please call by noon on Wednesday, September 15, to make your reservation, to help us plan seatmg which is limited to forty-five people, and to apprise us of the number for whom to prepare The price of the lunch is $10.00
V alena C. Jon?s School
17th ANNUAL CEMETERY TOUR
Even though October is still a month away, it?s time to finalize plans for the Hancock County Historical Society Annual Cemetery Tour. It will be held on Halloween night, Sunday, October 31, 2010, at Cedar Rest Cemetery on Second Street. We will need volunteers to help prepare the cemetery for the tour (mark the path, etc.), to portray citizens buried there, to act as guides, and to serve at the Lobrano House. To volunteer, please call 467-4090
Valena C. Jones School
By
Eddie Coleman
The actual beginning of public education for black children in Bay St. Louis is unknown. We know that in 1892 Valena C. MacArthur became principal of the school for African-American children in Bay St. Louis. It is also a matter of public record that in 1904 S36 was paid to the People?s Be-
nevolent Association for three months rent for the school for black children.
However, the idea of a permanent school for these children seems to have been uppermost in the minds of the leaders within the African-American community. In fact, the Colored Citizens Progressive League was able to raise a portion of the money needed to purchase a house for this purpose. In 1906 the city paid $3000 for a renovated house which served as the school.
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