Eliza Symonds was a remarkable woman who overcame her deafness to become an accomplished musician and painter. She was also the mother of Alexander Graham Bell, one of the most influential inventors in history. Eliza Symonds was born on September 21, 1809, in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England. She was the daughter of a naval officer and … Read more
Gertrude Mercer (McCurdy) Hubbard: A Remarkable Woman of Her Time Gertrude Mercer McCurdy Hubbard was born on March 12, 1827 in New York City . She was the daughter of Robert Henry McCurdy, a prominent merchant and philanthropist, and Gertrude Mercer Lee McCurdy . She had two brothers, Theodore Frelinghuysen McCurdy and Robert Henry McCurdy … Read more
Alexander Graham Bell is known as the inventor of the telephone, a device that revolutionized the way we communicate with people who are far away from us. However, not many people know that Bell’s wife, Mabel Gardiner Hubbard, was deaf, and so was his mother Eliza Bell. The circumstances surrounding Mabel’s deafness and how her … Read more
Elsie May Bell Grosvenor was a woman of many accomplishments, known for her travels and expeditions alongside her husband, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, the first editor of National Geographic Magazine. She was born on May 8, 1878 in London, England, to Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, and Mabel Gardiner Hubbard. Her parents were … Read more
Marian Hubbard Bell Fairchild was the wife of Dr. David Fairchild, a mycologist, entomologist, plant pathologist, geneticist, administrator, and plant explorer extraordinary, who was privileged to visit the far reaches of the earth at will and accomplish the dreams and objectives of his life. Marion Bell Fairchild, nicknamed “Daisy”, was the daughter of Alexander Graham … Read more
David Charles Bell David Charles Bell, uncle of Alexander Graham Bell (1817-1903?) married Ellen Adine Highland Together they had 10 children, 5 boys and 5 girls: Alexander Bell (1841-1843) Robert Bell (1842-1849) Esther Bell (1844-1850) Sophia Bell (born 1846) married Richard Horne Chichester Bell (1848-1924) married Antoinette Ives Aileen Bell (1850-1914) Laurie Bell (born 1852) … Read more
Description of the Image Above: Alexander Graham Bell, teacher of teachers, seated on top step with Rev. Dexter King, founder of the school, and Dr. Ira Allen, chairman of the school committee, three steps down are teachers Annie M. Bond, Sarah Fuller, Ellen L. Barton, and Mary H. True, students are seated on the steps … Read more
The photo above was taken in 1905 and features the Treaty of Portsmouth delegations: Russians (far side of table) — Korostovetz, Nabokov, Witte, Rosen, and Plançon; and Japanese (near side of table) — Adachi, Ochiai, Komura, Takahira, and Sato. The Treaty of Portsmouth The Treaty of Portsmouth was the agreement that formally ended the Russo-Japanese … Read more
Melville Bell Grosvenor was a prominent American journalist, editor, and a member of one of the most notable families in American history. Grosvenor was born on November 26, 1901, in Washington, D.C., and died on April 22, 1982, at his winter home in Miami. He was the president of the National Geographic Society and the … Read more
Mabel Harlakenden Grosvenor, the last living person to have known and worked with Alexander Graham Bell, lived a life full of history, discoveries and leadership. Born in Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia on July 28, 1905, she was the third of seven children born to Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, the father of photojournalism, and Elsie May Bell, … Read more
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