Bio by Loita Hawkinson:
In 1914 Jennie Violet Getty's collection of birds' eggs and nests, then considered the most complete in the Northwest, were given to the University of Washington. Miss Getty had died in 1913 after spending years on the shores of Lake Washington near her home in Kirkland, Washington , where she gathered 250 sets of eggs and nests. Some of these were very rare. Miss Getty was regarded as one of the most prominent ornithologists in the state. Pressed flowers, paintings and photographs were also given to the museum at the University of Washington.
It was written that when Miss Getty died, "children and birds and flowers had lost a friend and protector." She was a member of the Mountaineers, and her work was so widely known that she was invited to speak at Yale. She worked tirelessly for the passage of the law that prohibited any shooting either on Lake Washington and within two miles of the shore. She personally gathered and delivered over 600 signatures to Olympia. It was thought that the overexertion of this cause lead to her early death at age 51. Her death certificate reports that she died of an infection which may have been caused from the handling of the bird nests.
Genevive Violet Getty was the last child born to John Getty and Martha Ann Wiley Getty. Her older siblings were George Getty, Delbert Louis Getty and Laura Getty Allen (Mrs. Horatio Allen). Laura's husband's family were pioneers of Duvall. George was the father of industrialist J. Paul Getty. Genevive, called Jennie, moved to Kirkland in 1898 and purchased Lake Washington property from Mary Kirk, wife of Kirkland founder, Peter Kirk. She had been a school teacher before moving to Washington and remained a teacher until her death. Jenny was involved in the suffrage movement with many of Kirkland's most prestigious woman. After her death, Jennie's niece, Miss Georgia Allen, gathered her aunts notes and published the book, "Bird Life In Washington" in 1916. The book included many photos and sketches by Miss Getty. Because she had planned to write this book, her niece used her aunt's words and her field notes. Miss Getty's field notes are archived at the University of Washington.
In 1914 Jennie Violet Getty's collection of birds' eggs and nests, then considered the most complete in the Northwest, were given to the University of Washington. Miss Getty had died in 1913 after spending years on the shores of Lake Washington near her home in Kirkland, Washington , where she gathered 250 sets of eggs and nests. Some of these were very rare. Miss Getty was regarded as one of the most prominent ornithologists in the state. Pressed flowers, paintings and photographs were also given to the museum at the University of Washington.
It was written that when Miss Getty died, "children and birds and flowers had lost a friend and protector." She was a member of the Mountaineers, and her work was so widely known that she was invited to speak at Yale. She worked tirelessly for the passage of the law that prohibited any shooting either on Lake Washington and within two miles of the shore. She personally gathered and delivered over 600 signatures to Olympia. It was thought that the overexertion of this cause lead to her early death at age 51. Her death certificate reports that she died of an infection which may have been caused from the handling of the bird nests.
Genevive Violet Getty was the last child born to John Getty and Martha Ann Wiley Getty. Her older siblings were George Getty, Delbert Louis Getty and Laura Getty Allen (Mrs. Horatio Allen). Laura's husband's family were pioneers of Duvall. George was the father of industrialist J. Paul Getty. Genevive, called Jennie, moved to Kirkland in 1898 and purchased Lake Washington property from Mary Kirk, wife of Kirkland founder, Peter Kirk. She had been a school teacher before moving to Washington and remained a teacher until her death. Jenny was involved in the suffrage movement with many of Kirkland's most prestigious woman. After her death, Jennie's niece, Miss Georgia Allen, gathered her aunts notes and published the book, "Bird Life In Washington" in 1916. The book included many photos and sketches by Miss Getty. Because she had planned to write this book, her niece used her aunt's words and her field notes. Miss Getty's field notes are archived at the University of Washington.
Bio by Loita Hawkinson:
In 1914 Jennie Violet Getty's collection of birds' eggs and nests, then considered the most complete in the Northwest, were given to the University of Washington. Miss Getty had died in 1913 after spending years on the shores of Lake Washington near her home in Kirkland, Washington , where she gathered 250 sets of eggs and nests. Some of these were very rare. Miss Getty was regarded as one of the most prominent ornithologists in the state. Pressed flowers, paintings and photographs were also given to the museum at the University of Washington.
It was written that when Miss Getty died, "children and birds and flowers had lost a friend and protector." She was a member of the Mountaineers, and her work was so widely known that she was invited to speak at Yale. She worked tirelessly for the passage of the law that prohibited any shooting either on Lake Washington and within two miles of the shore. She personally gathered and delivered over 600 signatures to Olympia. It was thought that the overexertion of this cause lead to her early death at age 51. Her death certificate reports that she died of an infection which may have been caused from the handling of the bird nests.
Genevive Violet Getty was the last child born to John Getty and Martha Ann Wiley Getty. Her older siblings were George Getty, Delbert Louis Getty and Laura Getty Allen (Mrs. Horatio Allen). Laura's husband's family were pioneers of Duvall. George was the father of industrialist J. Paul Getty. Genevive, called Jennie, moved to Kirkland in 1898 and purchased Lake Washington property from Mary Kirk, wife of Kirkland founder, Peter Kirk. She had been a school teacher before moving to Washington and remained a teacher until her death. Jenny was involved in the suffrage movement with many of Kirkland's most prestigious woman. After her death, Jennie's niece, Miss Georgia Allen, gathered her aunts notes and published the book, "Bird Life In Washington" in 1916. The book included many photos and sketches by Miss Getty. Because she had planned to write this book, her niece used her aunt's words and her field notes. Miss Getty's field notes are archived at the University of Washington.
In 1914 Jennie Violet Getty's collection of birds' eggs and nests, then considered the most complete in the Northwest, were given to the University of Washington. Miss Getty had died in 1913 after spending years on the shores of Lake Washington near her home in Kirkland, Washington , where she gathered 250 sets of eggs and nests. Some of these were very rare. Miss Getty was regarded as one of the most prominent ornithologists in the state. Pressed flowers, paintings and photographs were also given to the museum at the University of Washington.
It was written that when Miss Getty died, "children and birds and flowers had lost a friend and protector." She was a member of the Mountaineers, and her work was so widely known that she was invited to speak at Yale. She worked tirelessly for the passage of the law that prohibited any shooting either on Lake Washington and within two miles of the shore. She personally gathered and delivered over 600 signatures to Olympia. It was thought that the overexertion of this cause lead to her early death at age 51. Her death certificate reports that she died of an infection which may have been caused from the handling of the bird nests.
Genevive Violet Getty was the last child born to John Getty and Martha Ann Wiley Getty. Her older siblings were George Getty, Delbert Louis Getty and Laura Getty Allen (Mrs. Horatio Allen). Laura's husband's family were pioneers of Duvall. George was the father of industrialist J. Paul Getty. Genevive, called Jennie, moved to Kirkland in 1898 and purchased Lake Washington property from Mary Kirk, wife of Kirkland founder, Peter Kirk. She had been a school teacher before moving to Washington and remained a teacher until her death. Jenny was involved in the suffrage movement with many of Kirkland's most prestigious woman. After her death, Jennie's niece, Miss Georgia Allen, gathered her aunts notes and published the book, "Bird Life In Washington" in 1916. The book included many photos and sketches by Miss Getty. Because she had planned to write this book, her niece used her aunt's words and her field notes. Miss Getty's field notes are archived at the University of Washington.
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