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Jana Bennett

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(1955-2022) Media consultant, author. Jana Bennett was born in Cooperstown, New York, and died in Oxfordshire, England.

Ian Travis MacMillan

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(1941-2008) Writer, novelist. Ian MacMillan was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. He attended school and graduated from Morris Central School in Morris, New York. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from State University of New York at Oneonta in 1963 and a master of fine arts at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. He was the … Continued

Sheldon C Stoddard

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(1855-1935) Writer. Sheldon C. Stoddard was born in Gilbertsville, New York. He was educated in the common school and at the Gilbertsville Academy & Collegiate Institute. After completing his education he operated a farm while at the same time he taught school. In 1882 he married Miss Frances Polley who died in 1895. In 1897 … Continued

Helen Bevington

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(1906-2001) Poet. Helen Bevington was born in Afton, New York and grew up in Worcester, New York. She was the author of several books.

Ellen Miller Donaldson

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(1871-1949) Writer. Ellen Ione Miller Donaldson’s parents, from Gilbertsville, New York, moved to Avon, New York, where her father worked for the railroads and where Ellen, aka “Nellie”, was born. A few years after, the family moved to Isletta Pueblo, New Mexico, while her father was involved building the Santa Fe Railroad to Albuquerque. It … Continued