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Esther E. Wood (Esther Elizabeth Wood) was born on 2 September, 1905 in Blue Hill, Maine, is an American journalist (1905–2002). Discover Esther E. Wood's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 97 years old?

Popular As Esther Elizabeth Wood
Occupation Professor of history and social sciences
Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 2 September, 1905
Birthday 2 September
Birthplace Blue Hill, Maine
Date of death 1 December, 2002
Died Place Blue Hill, Maine
Nationality United States

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1790

Her ancestors had settled in the eastern Maine towns of Blue Hill, Ellsworth, and Deer Isle before 1790.

Her father managed quarries in Blue Hill and Deer Isle.

1800

Her family lore formed the basis for her historical stories, as she had heard her father's and grandfather's personal recollections of living in Blue Hill in the 1800s.

According to Hugh Curran, a University of Maine professor who videotaped Wood for an oral history project: "Her memory straddled 200 years... The uniqueness to me was her almost total recall. She could speak for an hour and not repeat herself. She had an incredible memory".

1820

She grew up in Friend's Corner, a rural neighborhood named after her paternal great-grandfather who had moved there in the 1820s.

1893

Like her mother, who maintained a daily journal from 1893 to 1971, Wood wrote daily in her journal from 1973 to 2002.

1900

By 1900 the neighborhood was home to six families; growing up, Esther had four same-age cousins living close by.

1905

Esther Elizabeth Wood (September 2, 1905 – December 1, 2002) was an American historian, educator, writer, and journalist.

She taught history and social science at Gorham State Teachers College (now the University of Southern Maine) for 43 years.

After her retirement, she wrote four books, a newspaper column, and numerous articles describing the history of Blue Hill, Maine, where her family had lived for generations, achieving local celebrity as the "town historian".

1922

Wood graduated from the George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill in 1922.

1926

She earned her A.B. degree from Colby College in 1926 and took a teaching job at the high school in Stonington, where her father was working as a stonecutter.

1928

In 1928 she entered Radcliffe College, earning her A.M. degree in 1929.

1929

In 1929 she taught at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and in 1930 came to the Gorham Normal School to teach Maine and American history.

1934

From 1934 to 1945 she held the post of Dean of Women.

1936

She returned to Radcliffe in 1936 for another year of study.

1945

She continued as a professor of history and social sciences at the school after its renaming to the Gorham State Teachers College in 1945 and the University of Southern Maine at Gorham in 1965.

Both she and her classes were well-liked.

She also spoke to local groups on historical topics.

1972

In 1972, Colby College awarded her an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

1973

Wood retired in 1973 and returned to her Blue Hill farmhouse, where she lived the rest of her life.

In 1973, the University of Southern Maine dedicated two new dormitory buildings in honor of history teachers Wood and Dickey.

Resembling round towers, the Wood Tower and Dickey Tower each have eight floors.

1977

In 1977 she wrote a short history of her alma mater, the George Stevens Academy, for their student handbook, which has been printed in all subsequent editions.

Wood's historical notes are often mentioned in tour books of the Blue Hill region.

1981

Wood was an active supporter of the George Stevens Academy, serving as a trustee and a member of the executive committee for a 1981 endowment campaign.

She personally contributed to campaigns for a library expansion and the installation of tennis courts.

She was also a member of the Blue Hill Historical Society, the Blue Hill Baptist Church, the Blue Hill Cemetery Association, the State Cemetery Association, the Blue Hill Garden Club, and the Jonathan Fisher Memorial, serving as secretary for the latter organization.

1985

Wood was named Woman of the Year by the Blue Hill Chamber of Commerce in 1985 and was the recipient of the Maine School Superintendents Association Award in 1987.

1991

She contributed the report on historical and archeological resources for the 1991 Blue Hill Comprehensive Plan, which was reprinted in the 2006 Blue Hill Comprehensive Plan.

1992

She had begun writing a column titled "The Native" for The Ellsworth American, recounting her memories of growing up in rural Maine, and continued producing this column for 24 years until 1992.

She also wrote regularly for The Christian Science Monitor and Maine Life, and contributed stories to Sunday school publications and magazines.

In addition, she penned four books dealing with the history and society of the Blue Hill region.

Continuing to speak for local groups and events, Wood became known as the "town historian", although she disliked the moniker.

1994

She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.

Esther Elizabeth Wood was born in Blue Hill, Maine, to John Friend Wood and his wife, Lizzie Maddocks Wood.

She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 1994.

2000

In 2000 she endowed a $100,000 scholarship at the University of Southern Maine at Lewiston-Auburn in memory of Edna Frances Dickey, her fellow history professor at Gorham State Teachers College.

2002

Wood died on December 1, 2002, at her farmhouse and was buried in the Seaside Cemetery in Blue Hill.

Her farmhouse was purchased by novelist Jonathan Lethem, who uses it as a summer home and writes in the same study that Wood did.