Maycie Herrington

Maycie Herrington (born November 7, 1918) is an African-American history conservator, social worker, and community volunteer known for her work to preserve the history of the Tuskegee Airmen. She has been involved with the Tuskegee Airmen since World War II, when she worked for the Red Cross while her husband Aaron trained to become a fighter pilot.

Biography

Early life

Maycie Herrington (née Copeland) was born to Thomas and Dicie Copeland on November 7, 1918 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Herrington went to the grade school associated with St. Augustine College and then enrolled into the Lucille Hunter School. She received her high school education at Washington High School, graduating 1936.

College years

Herrington returned to the St. Augustine's University campus to attend college. During her time as an undergraduate, she met Aaron Herrington, a fellow student. She graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Marriage and children

Three years after graduating from college, Herrington married Aaron Herrington in 1943. Their daughter Ann was born in 1944.

Herrington

Coordinates: 54°52′15″N 1°26′31″W / 54.8709°N 1.4420°W / 54.8709; -1.4420

Herrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, formerly in County Durham in North East England.

The Herringtons are split into East & Middle and West and New villages. East and Middle Herrington is now a largely residential area just off the A690. West and New Herrington are across the A19 road from East and Middle Herrington near Doxford International Business Park.

History

The land was claimed by the Monks of St Cuthbert and belonged to the possessions of the Bishoprics of Lindisfarne and later Durham. For centuries, dating back as far as 1200, the villages were small farming communities. All the farms in the Herrington area were originally owned by the Lambton Estates, with the Lambton's mark (glazed earthenware ram's head) being displayed prominently on one of the buildings in each farm.

Herrington Hall

From at least Tudor times there was a Hall in Middle Herrington, occupied by a local family called Robinson. A long line of Robinsons lived here with property at Cleadon, Hetton-le-Hole, Whitburn and Houghton-le-Spring but their principal business interests became centred on the quayside at Southwick where they were maltsters. In the late 18th Century one Robinson married Robert Surtees, the great historian of the country; another married a son of the poet Robert Burns. The last to live there was Ralph Robinson but in 1795 it was sold to William Beckwith from Thurcroft, Yorkshire.

Herrington (surname)

Herrington is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Herrington (disambiguation)

Herrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, England.

Herrington may also refer to:

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