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'''Philena Carkin''' ([[1838]] – [[1926]]) taught at and was the second principal of the original [[Jefferson School]] in [[Charlottesville]]. | '''Philena Carkin''' ([[1838]] – [[1926]]) taught at and was the second principal of the original [[Jefferson School]] in [[Charlottesville]]. | ||
Carkin was born on [[June 12]], [[1838]], in Massachusetts. | |||
Carkin joined the teaching staff of the Jefferson School in [[1866]], shortly before the Union troops left Charlottesville. She lived in the [[Delevan]] barracks with [[Anna Gardner]]. Both women were paid by the Freedman’s Bureau.<ref name="disturber">{{cite web|title=Disturber of Tradition: A Portrait of Anna Gardner|url=|author=White, Barbara Ann|work=Book|publisher=Nantucket Historical Association|location=|publishdate=2017|accessdate=}}</ref> | Carkin joined the teaching staff of the Jefferson School in [[1866]], shortly before the Union troops left Charlottesville. She lived in the [[Delevan]] barracks with [[Anna Gardner]]. Both women were paid by the Freedman’s Bureau.<ref name="disturber">{{cite web|title=Disturber of Tradition: A Portrait of Anna Gardner|url=|author=White, Barbara Ann|work=Book|publisher=Nantucket Historical Association|location=|publishdate=2017|accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
After Gardner left the Jefferson School, Carkin took over as principal. She continued to teach.<ref name="disturber"/> | After Gardner left the Jefferson School, Carkin took over as principal. She continued to teach.<ref name="disturber"/> | ||
She died on January 18, 1926, in Concord, Massachusetts. She was 87. <ref>{cite web|title=Philena Carkin (1838-1926) |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49041543/philena-carkin|author=|work=Website|publisher=Find a Grave Memorial|location=|publishdate=2017|accessdate=June 11, 2021}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:27, 11 June 2021
Philena Carkin (1838 – 1926) taught at and was the second principal of the original Jefferson School in Charlottesville.
Carkin was born on June 12, 1838, in Massachusetts.
Carkin joined the teaching staff of the Jefferson School in 1866, shortly before the Union troops left Charlottesville. She lived in the Delevan barracks with Anna Gardner. Both women were paid by the Freedman’s Bureau.[1]
After Gardner left the Jefferson School, Carkin took over as principal. She continued to teach.[1]
She died on January 18, 1926, in Concord, Massachusetts. She was 87. [2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. [ Disturber of Tradition: A Portrait of Anna Gardner], White, Barbara Ann, Book, Nantucket Historical Association, 2017
- ↑ {cite web|title=Philena Carkin (1838-1926) |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49041543/philena-carkin%7Cauthor=%7Cwork=Website%7Cpublisher=Find a Grave Memorial|location=|publishdate=2017|accessdate=June 11, 2021}}