Welbourne Colored
WELBOURNE COLORED
Edited 8/23/2023
Opening and Closing
TBD
Physical and Map Location
Likely near Middleburg, perhaps on the Welbourne farm
Petitions
Transportation
Walking was a common method of school transportation even before the creation of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). It’s believed that students who lived within 3 miles of a school could walk from their home to school. The figure at https://edwinwashingtonproject.org/s/ewp/item/31301 shows the location of the school with a circle representing the area from which students could have walked, back and forth from their home to the school. Travel by horse was also used and could have extended the travel distance.
History
- More research is needed. There is a Welbourne Farm in Loudoun, which used to be a plantation. “Welbourne was the home of Col. Richard Henry Dulany, C.S.A., the great-great-grandfather of the current innkeeper. Col. Dulany founded the nation’s oldest foxhunting club, The Piedmont Hunt, in 1840, and the oldest horse show, the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, in 1853. Visitors during the Civil War included Jeb Stuart and John S. Mosby. In the 1930’s F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe stayed at Welbourne. Both writers published stories using the house as the setting.”
- In 2014, Larry Roeder contacted Welbourne to see if they had some historical records that may be of value; but they never heard of the school. (Morrison, Nat, interviewed by Larry Roeder, 11/11/2014). We chose a picture of a horse to depict the area in order to convey the lifestyle; but have more research to do to locate the physical structure.
Instructors
- 1893/94: Ms Lucy Garner of Middleburg was a “colored” instructor who operated on a third grade certificate. Source: Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975 (1893 1894 Colored Reel 4418 Census of Colored Teachers 1893/94 – March 30, 1894), Richmond, Virginia, USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education.
- 1894/95: Ms Lucy Garner continued to instruct on a third grade certificate. Source: Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975 (1895 Colored A Census of Colored Teachers 1894/95 – Done Dec 10, 1894), Richmond, Virginia, USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education.
- 1895/96: Ms. Lucy Garner continued to instruct. Source: Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975 (1896 Colored Combined Census of Colored Teachers 1895/96 – Done Dec 15, 1895), Richmond, Virginia, USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education.
- 1896/97: Miss Lucy C. Garner of Middleburg was still teaching on 3rd Grade Certificate. Source: Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975 (1897 Colored Combined Census of Colored Teachers 1896-97 – Done Dec 15, 1896), Richmond, Virginia, USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education.
Insurance and Physical Description