Janet Carnochan | |
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![]() Janet Carnochan circa January 1912 | |
Born | November 14, 1839
![]() Stamford Township ![]() |
Died | March 31, 1926
![]() Niagara-on-the-Lake ![]() |
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]
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]
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]
Janet Carnochan | |
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![]() Janet Carnochan circa January 1912 | |
Born | November 14, 1839
![]() Stamford Township ![]() |
Died | March 31, 1926
![]() Niagara-on-the-Lake ![]() |
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]
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]
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]