Drucella Sudderth Hartsoe, The Hill; Ridgeville NC Community; Genealogy, History

Description: Drucella Sudderth Harts, The Hill; Memories of the Ridgeville Community (High Point, NC: The Marshall Group, 2001). From the internet: The Ridgeview Community, better known as "the Hill," was once a bustling community of close-knit families, active churches, and Black-owned businesses. The area was hub of activity in the late 1930s, with many physicians' offices, beauty and barber shops, restaurants, and entertainment. Most of the homes and businesses were demolished between 1950's and the 1980's, but the volume documents many of the photographs and memories that some Hickory residents still hold. The volume is comprised of the research and memories of Drucella Syudderth Hartsoe [1924-2018], a community leader in Catawba County who has steadily worked to make Hickory a better place. She was president of the Progressive Club and took the initiative to send her daughter to Hickory High School as the first African American student, Hartsoe moved to the hill in 1940, a time when the area was thriving with activity and personally been a part of the history, Many of the photos and research come from her family history and direct experience. The volume also documents historical moments in the community, like participation in civil rights activities. . . . [M]embers of the Ridgeview Community traveled to Washington, D.C. t march with Dr. Martin Luther King in August, 1963. The Hill can also serve as a useful genealogical tool for those interested in families and property from the area. It contains many images, family names, and death dates of community members, both old and young. This is especially true for those in the religious community, as the volume draws heavily on church records. It also documents the street addresses and locations of businesses that have long since been demolished. In addition, the volume contains many names and images of those who participated in extra curricular activities, like band and sports. Information ranges from the community's founding in 1903 through publication in 2001. Stiff paper covers, 1st, spiral binding, 137 pp., 8.5" x 11", numerous b/w its. Minor age related wear; considerable miscellaneous ink notions on back of last page; very good. This is a very scarce volume. Worldcat, the catalog of international libraries, locates only two copies.

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