As promised in the prior post, here’s a collection of photos from the dog-eared album of former Priory principal, Abby Stuart Marsh.
Most of the photos are of the Priory itself, but a few are at other spots.
My grandmother was raised at the Priory. She was a resident there from 1991 through to 1911, when she was married. Abby Marsh stayed in touch with her, and with my mother, for years.
From Wikipedia:
Raised in the Anglican faith, Queen Emma recognized the educational needs of the young women of Hawai?i and founded St. Andrew’s Priory so that Hawaiian girls would receive an education equivalent to what was traditionally offered only to boys. Her mission of establishing a girls’ school in Honolulu took her to England to seek the counsel of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Under his authority, the Sisters of the Church of England returned to Hawai?i with Queen Emma to begin their work.
The school opened on Ascension Day, May 30, 1867, under the direction of Queen Emma and Mother Priscilla Lydia Sellon of the Society of the Most Holy Trinity of Davenport, England. In 1902, the Episcopal Church of the United States assumed administrative control of the school. Until 1969, the Priory was run by the Sisters of the American Order of the Transfiguration.
Just click on the photo to see this collection of Priory photographs.
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Ian, I left a comment on this earlier today, saying how interesting it was and what a gift and responsibility it was for the sisters to rear the young girls to adulthood. It seemed to post, but has since disappeared.
My work window looks down onto the three churches and I’ve wondered why so many so close, then I see this St. Peter’s Chinese. Nowadays the church does back to back Japanese weddings. I understand from Washington Place the Queen used to visit daily with the Priory girls. I bet your grandmother was one of them. This is a treasure.
I went to the school in Plymouth England founded by Priscilla Lydia Sellon and would be very interested to be in contact with your archivist. She was an amazing woman who can be a real role model for women today in so many ways. Sent sisters out to Crimea with Florence Nightingale. Stood up to established churchmen and provided not only education but major social justice, medicine, housing, welfare and care for the poor. Would be great if someone could be in touch. Sue Jewell