Anchorage Daily News July 12, 1996
Former Alaska pioneer and educator Mariette Shaw Pilgrim, 97, died April 28, 1996, at Holiday Park Plaza Retirement Home in Portland, Ore. No services were held.
Born just outside Council, Idaho, on Dec. 16, 1898, she was raised on the family sheep ranch. An educator, she taught in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and finally, Juneau. In Juneau, Mrs. Pilgrim wrote the first history/geography book of Alaska to be used in the Territory of Alaska's school system, her family said. The book, first published in 1939, was revised many times. While waiting for publication approval, she moved to Cordova in 1936 to become Cordova's school principal. Working summers at McKinley National Park, she met her husband, Earl, in 1938. Mrs. Pilgrim moved to Fairbanks and in 1938, they married. They moved to the Stampede area, where she wrote her first published novel and articles for Alaska Life, Alaska Sportsman, Reader's Digest and educational publications. She also ran the post office at Stampede, cooked for miners, sewed ore sacks, and took a fair amount of gold sluicing from Stampede Creek. During and after World War II, antimony mining slowed. She and her husband moved to Fairbanks, where Mrs. Pilgrim became principal of a local grade school. She later became the first female superintendent of Fairbanks area schools from 1948 to 1951. In 1953, with Mrs. Pilgrim suffering from arthritis, the couple moved to Seattle. Her husband eventually returned to Alaska alone. Mrs. Pilgrim again taught in Washington and Oregon. Even after retiring twice, she found herself teaching in Korea, Germany, Ethiopa and the Philippines. Having a great love of travel with a pioneer's heart, she traveled to every continent of the world, except Antarctica. Mrs. Pilgrim returned to Alaska many times. She retired in Oregon close to her family. There, she lectured and wrote for local retirement communities. She is survived by many nieces and nephews in the Portland area.
Former Alaska pioneer and educator Mariette Shaw Pilgrim, 97, died April 28, 1996, at Holiday Park Plaza Retirement Home in Portland, Ore. No services were held.
Born just outside Council, Idaho, on Dec. 16, 1898, she was raised on the family sheep ranch. An educator, she taught in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and finally, Juneau. In Juneau, Mrs. Pilgrim wrote the first history/geography book of Alaska to be used in the Territory of Alaska's school system, her family said. The book, first published in 1939, was revised many times. While waiting for publication approval, she moved to Cordova in 1936 to become Cordova's school principal. Working summers at McKinley National Park, she met her husband, Earl, in 1938. Mrs. Pilgrim moved to Fairbanks and in 1938, they married. They moved to the Stampede area, where she wrote her first published novel and articles for Alaska Life, Alaska Sportsman, Reader's Digest and educational publications. She also ran the post office at Stampede, cooked for miners, sewed ore sacks, and took a fair amount of gold sluicing from Stampede Creek. During and after World War II, antimony mining slowed. She and her husband moved to Fairbanks, where Mrs. Pilgrim became principal of a local grade school. She later became the first female superintendent of Fairbanks area schools from 1948 to 1951. In 1953, with Mrs. Pilgrim suffering from arthritis, the couple moved to Seattle. Her husband eventually returned to Alaska alone. Mrs. Pilgrim again taught in Washington and Oregon. Even after retiring twice, she found herself teaching in Korea, Germany, Ethiopa and the Philippines. Having a great love of travel with a pioneer's heart, she traveled to every continent of the world, except Antarctica. Mrs. Pilgrim returned to Alaska many times. She retired in Oregon close to her family. There, she lectured and wrote for local retirement communities. She is survived by many nieces and nephews in the Portland area.
Anchorage Daily News July 12, 1996
Former Alaska pioneer and educator Mariette Shaw Pilgrim, 97, died April 28, 1996, at Holiday Park Plaza Retirement Home in Portland, Ore. No services were held.
Born just outside Council, Idaho, on Dec. 16, 1898, she was raised on the family sheep ranch. An educator, she taught in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and finally, Juneau. In Juneau, Mrs. Pilgrim wrote the first history/geography book of Alaska to be used in the Territory of Alaska's school system, her family said. The book, first published in 1939, was revised many times. While waiting for publication approval, she moved to Cordova in 1936 to become Cordova's school principal. Working summers at McKinley National Park, she met her husband, Earl, in 1938. Mrs. Pilgrim moved to Fairbanks and in 1938, they married. They moved to the Stampede area, where she wrote her first published novel and articles for Alaska Life, Alaska Sportsman, Reader's Digest and educational publications. She also ran the post office at Stampede, cooked for miners, sewed ore sacks, and took a fair amount of gold sluicing from Stampede Creek. During and after World War II, antimony mining slowed. She and her husband moved to Fairbanks, where Mrs. Pilgrim became principal of a local grade school. She later became the first female superintendent of Fairbanks area schools from 1948 to 1951. In 1953, with Mrs. Pilgrim suffering from arthritis, the couple moved to Seattle. Her husband eventually returned to Alaska alone. Mrs. Pilgrim again taught in Washington and Oregon. Even after retiring twice, she found herself teaching in Korea, Germany, Ethiopa and the Philippines. Having a great love of travel with a pioneer's heart, she traveled to every continent of the world, except Antarctica. Mrs. Pilgrim returned to Alaska many times. She retired in Oregon close to her family. There, she lectured and wrote for local retirement communities. She is survived by many nieces and nephews in the Portland area.
Former Alaska pioneer and educator Mariette Shaw Pilgrim, 97, died April 28, 1996, at Holiday Park Plaza Retirement Home in Portland, Ore. No services were held.
Born just outside Council, Idaho, on Dec. 16, 1898, she was raised on the family sheep ranch. An educator, she taught in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and finally, Juneau. In Juneau, Mrs. Pilgrim wrote the first history/geography book of Alaska to be used in the Territory of Alaska's school system, her family said. The book, first published in 1939, was revised many times. While waiting for publication approval, she moved to Cordova in 1936 to become Cordova's school principal. Working summers at McKinley National Park, she met her husband, Earl, in 1938. Mrs. Pilgrim moved to Fairbanks and in 1938, they married. They moved to the Stampede area, where she wrote her first published novel and articles for Alaska Life, Alaska Sportsman, Reader's Digest and educational publications. She also ran the post office at Stampede, cooked for miners, sewed ore sacks, and took a fair amount of gold sluicing from Stampede Creek. During and after World War II, antimony mining slowed. She and her husband moved to Fairbanks, where Mrs. Pilgrim became principal of a local grade school. She later became the first female superintendent of Fairbanks area schools from 1948 to 1951. In 1953, with Mrs. Pilgrim suffering from arthritis, the couple moved to Seattle. Her husband eventually returned to Alaska alone. Mrs. Pilgrim again taught in Washington and Oregon. Even after retiring twice, she found herself teaching in Korea, Germany, Ethiopa and the Philippines. Having a great love of travel with a pioneer's heart, she traveled to every continent of the world, except Antarctica. Mrs. Pilgrim returned to Alaska many times. She retired in Oregon close to her family. There, she lectured and wrote for local retirement communities. She is survived by many nieces and nephews in the Portland area.
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