Another fascinating girl from the autograph book, and a great job a research in tracking her down! Taken as a whole, this project really covers a lot of the things going on at the time!
Some of these families made such changes in their lifetimes. I would imagine attending St. Mary's was seen as a threshold, a lifetime beginning, for these daughters of the families who sent them there.
An unusual take on a "One Place Study" but it works quite well. Cynthia, I like your style of story telling, sprinkled heavily with lots of visuals and plenty of histo sprinkles.
Based on a few mentions of her singing at gatherings, she seems to have performed with some frequency. Unlike some articles that describe the performances of young people in groups where the songs they sang are named, the articles in this case usually were nondescript, like this statement in the L.A. Morning Tribune, "Vocal solos were given by Mrs. Charles Bisbee and Miss Lillian Monk gave a report of the Riverside convention." There was another article that said Maggie sang at a gathering of children, but again, no details.
Another fascinating girl from the autograph book, and a great job a research in tracking her down! Taken as a whole, this project really covers a lot of the things going on at the time!
Some of these families made such changes in their lifetimes. I would imagine attending St. Mary's was seen as a threshold, a lifetime beginning, for these daughters of the families who sent them there.
And I’d guess they al had different expectations in sending them, as well. Such a fascinating look at the time and girls education!
An unusual take on a "One Place Study" but it works quite well. Cynthia, I like your style of story telling, sprinkled heavily with lots of visuals and plenty of histo sprinkles.
Love this series. I'd like to know more about her solo. Did she sing often?
Based on a few mentions of her singing at gatherings, she seems to have performed with some frequency. Unlike some articles that describe the performances of young people in groups where the songs they sang are named, the articles in this case usually were nondescript, like this statement in the L.A. Morning Tribune, "Vocal solos were given by Mrs. Charles Bisbee and Miss Lillian Monk gave a report of the Riverside convention." There was another article that said Maggie sang at a gathering of children, but again, no details.
an amazing family history well-documented and intriguing.
Thank you, Marci. Many of these ladies led extraordinary lives.