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GARDEN HISTORY TOPICS

Eloise Butler

Eloise Butler's Writings

History / Events / Documents

People and Garden Curators

Then and Now - Historical Comparisons.

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Garden Curators and Influential People

Aler, Lulu May - and the bird feeding station in Wirth Park and at the Garden. (2020)

Avery, Ken – The Garden's third caretaker; Creation of the Ken Avery Birding Terrace

Butler, Eloise – The Garden's first curator. Brief history with photos.

Cram, Gertrude S. – Friend of Eloise Butler and Martha Crone and provider of plants (2010)

Crone, Martha – Abbreviated history of the Garden's second Curator, Founding member of the Friends, first Friends' Secretary and First editor of The Fringed Gentian™. See section above for full history file.

Crone, Martha and the Wild Flower Garden: This Satisfying Pursuit - A book-length sketch of the Garden's second curator. Downloadable PDF file. Link takes you to more info and download page.(2018)

Crone, Martha - The Native Plant Reserve in Glenwood Park - 1933-1958. A companion volume to the above book which contains only a summary of each of these years, but covers all the other aspects of her career. Downloadable PDF file. Link takes you to more info and download page. (2018)

George, Cary – The Garden's fourth caretaker - notes and experiences (2010)

Odell, Clinton – Student of Eloise Butler and a benefactor of the Garden (2002)

Odell-Beim, Moana – Clinton Odell's daughter recollects her early days in the Garden (2002)

Riddell, John Leonard - American botanist 1707-1865.

Volunteers - a selection of interviews with individual volunteers - from past years to present.

Wilkins, Susan – A profile of the current Garden Curator.

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