Dorothy buell biography
- Biography: Dorothy Richardson was born on December 1, 1886 in Neema, Wisconsin.
- Dorothy Richardson Buell was an American educator and nature preservationist who became the founder and first president of the Save the Dunes Council, a nonprofit group dedicated to preserving the Indiana dunelands along Lake Michigan.
- Dorothy Buell was born in month 1893, in birth place, Illinois.
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Heroine of the Dunes
Inspired by women’s success to conserve a state park and motivated by looming industrialization, the dignified Dorothy Buell rallied public support and was instrumental in the battle to establish a national park in the Indiana Dunes. With her enthusiasm, wit, and tireless energy, she established and directed the Save the Dunes Council where she courageously led citizens insistent on stopping the despoiling of remaining unprotected habitat in Duneland.
Quote by her:
“We are prepared to spend the rest of our lives if necessary to save the dunes.”
Quote about her:
“She based her faith in the eventual outcome on the moral rightness of saving the dunes; that faith continued, absolute and unshakable, for the rest of her life.”
Biography:
Dorothy Richardson was born on December 1, 1886 in Neema, Wisconsin. Her father was a bookkeeper, and she was the youngest of four children. Dorothy’s passion for public speaking and her faith was evident from early in her life. By March of 1904 at the age of 17, Dorothy was leading meetings for the Young People’s Society of
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People of the Dunes (Individuals & Families)
1917: The Great Pageant – 5 Participants Who Later Lived in Ogden Dunes
Ogden Dunes Participants in the Great Pageant In the October 5, 1940 issue of the Ogden Dunes Sandpiper, a periodic community newsletter, published by Ogden Dunes Realty, a short article appeared, We plan someday to retell the story of the Great Pageant of the Dunes which was presented at Waverly Beach on June 3, 1917. In the meantime we think it worth mentioning that three of our Ogdenites were among the seven hundred plus persons taking part. Mrs. Ethel Durfee, then of Chicago, was secretary of the Dunes Pageant Association which had general control [...]
Avery, Maurice P. : Memoirs Stories of Ogden Dunes
Maurice P. Avery: Memoirs Stories of Ogden Dunes (June 2014) Published in “The Hour Glass” Newsletter, August 2014 As I recently turned 104, I
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