Janet Carnochan
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(aged 86)Janet Carnochan | |
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 Janet Carnochan circa January 1912 | |
| Born | November 14, 1839 |
| Died | March 31, 1926 (aged 86) |
Janet Carnochan (November 14, 1839 – March 31, 1926) was a Canadian historian and teacher.
Janet Carnochan was born on November 14, 1839, in Stamford Township, Upper Canada.[1]
Obtaining a first-class county teacher's certificate at age 16, she began teaching immediately. At 18, after attending the Toronto Normal School for five months,[1] she obtained a first-class B certificate.[2]
Teaching
Carnochan worked as a teacher for 39 years.[3] She taught for a short time in Brantford, Ontario, and then for five years in Kingston, Ontario.[2]
From Kingston she went to a school in Peterborough, Ontario, for a year, returning to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in 1871.[4] In 1872, she provoked local opposition by becoming "headmaster" of the Niagara Public School. She then became assistant teacher in the Niagara High School, holding that position for 23 years.[2]
Scholarship
In 1895, she founded the Niagara Historical Society.[5] Through appeals to the public and discussions with provincial and federal cabinet ministers, she raised $5,000 for a historical museum at Niagara, of which she became the president and curator.[3][6] The museum opened in 1907.[7]
Carnochan wrote, entirely or in part, at least 14 of the Niagara Historical Society's publications.[3] Her writings include The History of St. Mark's Church, Niagara, published on the occasion of its centennial in 1892, and a companion, History of St. Andrew's Church, Niagara, also published as a centenary volume in 1894.[8]
Carnochan died on March 31, 1926, in Niagara-on-the-Lake.[1]
Publications
- Niagara One Hundred Years Ago: The Ancient Capital and its Vicinity. Lundy's Lane Historical Society. 1892. OCLC 1049904524.
- Centennial St. Andrew's, Niagara, 1794–1894. William Briggs. 1895. ISBN 978-0-665-00994-5. OCLC 1041795201.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Niagara Library, 1800 to 1820; Early Schools of Niagara. Niagara Times Presses. 1900. ISBN 978-0-659-11306-1. OCLC 1041803590.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - History of Niagara (In Part). William Briggs. 1914. ISBN 978-0-665-73723-7. OCLC 1046596570.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - Names Only but Much More. Niagara Historical Society. 1915. OCLC 1049882842.
