Week 25: Groups—Finding the Membership Groups Found in Marguerite Gleeson’s Obituary Using Newspapers & Other Online Sources
Marguerite M. Gleeson, a daughter of Martin Gleeson and Hanna Kane, died from an automobile accident on 8 October 1962. [1] Because she had worked for the Bend Bulletin , there was broad coverage of her accident and funeral services. Obituaries often list organizations that the deceased was a member of. Marguerite’s obituary was no different. One article gave this account: “For the past 10 years she worked for the Salem Capital Journal. At her death, she was the Capital Journal's librarian. A graduate of Oregon State College, she was a former news editor of the Oregon Statesman in Salem, and later worked for the Bend Bulletin and the Corvallis Gazette-Times. She was active in numerous groups, including Oregon Press Women and the Legion of Mary, a Catholic organization. She was a member of the national Federation of Press Women." [2] Another article added that she was a volunteer librarian for patients at the Oregon State Hospital, and had memberships in Am...