GRAVES, Caroline Dexter - Revision history

Randylyon at 01:08, 25 November 2015

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	GRAVES, Caroline Dexter. (Plainfield, CN, 1805-- ). ~~Graves~~ came to Dubuque in 1835. ~~When he died shortly after their arrival, he began teaching in~~ a ~~log cabin location in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]~~. ~~The cabin was St~~. ~~Luke's Methodist Church~~ (~~later [[SAINT LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH]], the only public building in the town.~~		GRAVES, Caroline Dexter. (Plainfield, CN, 1805--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 16, 1876). Caroline came to Dubuque with her husband, a Mr. Dexter, in 1835. She later married a Mr. Graves after the death of her husband some twenty years later. (1)

	~~Graves taught~~ spelling , writing, arithmetic and needlepoint. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of ~~the first~~ library.		Soon after arriving in Dubuque, Caroline began teaching spelling, writing, arithmetic and needlepoint in a log cabin located in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of its library. (2)

	Despite being the first female teacher in ~~Iowa~~, Graves' burial site was unmarked in Center Grove Cemetery until research was undertaken by Margaret Walser. She located the site and then spearheaded fund-raising through the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], the Retired Teachers Association, and Brannon Monuments to purchase a marker~~. The marker~~ was placed in December 2004.		Despite being the first female teacher in Dubuque, Graves' burial site was unmarked in Center Grove Cemetery until research was undertaken by Margaret Walser. She located the site and then spearheaded fund-raising through the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], the Retired Teachers Association, and Brannon Monuments to purchase a marker which was placed in December 2004.

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			"Another Early Settler Gone," ''Dubuque Herald'', December 19, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761219&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

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Randylyon at 04:27, 16 May 2011

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	Graves taught spelling , writing, arithmetic and needlepoint. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of the first library.		Graves taught spelling , writing, arithmetic and needlepoint. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of the first library.

	Despite being the first female teacher in Iowa, Graves burial site was unmarked in Center Grove Cemetery until research was undertaken by Margaret Walser. She located the site and then spearheaded fund-raising through the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], the Retired Teachers Association, and Brannon Monuments to purchase a marker. The marker was placed in December 2004.		Despite being the first female teacher in Iowa, Graves' burial site was unmarked in Center Grove Cemetery until research was undertaken by Margaret Walser. She located the site and then spearheaded fund-raising through the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], the Retired Teachers Association, and Brannon Monuments to purchase a marker. The marker was placed in December 2004.

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Randylyon at 04:21, 16 May 2011

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	GRAVES, Caroline Dexter. (Plainfield, CN, 1805-- ). Graves came to Dubuque in 1835. When he died shortly after their arrival, he began teaching in a log cabin location in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. The cabin was [[SAINT LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH]], the only public building in the town.		GRAVES, Caroline Dexter. (Plainfield, CN, 1805-- ). Graves came to Dubuque in 1835. When he died shortly after their arrival, he began teaching in a log cabin location in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. The cabin was St. Luke's Methodist Church (later [[SAINT LUKE'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH]], the only public building in the town.

	Graves taught spelling , writing, arithmetic and needlepoint. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of the first library.		Graves taught spelling , writing, arithmetic and needlepoint. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of the first library.

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New page: GRAVES, Caroline Dexter. (Plainfield, CN, 1805-- ). Graves came to Dubuque in 1835. When he died shortly after their arrival, he began teaching in a log cabin location in [[WASHINGTON PAR...

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GRAVES, Caroline Dexter. (Plainfield, CN, 1805-- ). Graves came to Dubuque in 1835. When he died shortly after their arrival, he began teaching in a log cabin location in [[WASHINGTON PARK]]. The cabin was [[SAINT LUKE'S METHODIST CHURCH]], the only public building in the town.

Graves taught spelling , writing, arithmetic and needlepoint. She also taught in the first Sunday School and was in charge of the first library.

Despite being the first female teacher in Iowa, Graves burial site was unmarked in Center Grove Cemetery until research was undertaken by Margaret Walser. She located the site and then spearheaded fund-raising through the [[DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT]], the Retired Teachers Association, and Brannon Monuments to purchase a marker. The marker was placed in December 2004.

[[Category: Firsts]]
[[Category: Educator]]