Olive Eva Dickerson McHugh (October 3, 1885 - April 5, 1978), instructor of piano and voice, was the President of the Federated Woman's Club of Mullan.
Early life
Olive Eva Dickerson was born in
Guide Rock, Nebraska
Guide Rock is a village in Webster County, Nebraska, Webster County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 225 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census.
History
The first settlement at Guide Rock was made in 1870. Guide Rock was plat ...
, on October 3, 1885, the daughter of D. F. Dickerson.
She graduated from
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) is a private Methodist-affiliated university in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2017, it has approximately 2,100 students including 1,500 full-time students and 300 ...
.
Career
Olive Dickerson McHugh was a music supervisor. She was instructor in High Schools of Nebraska and Idaho for 10 years; she was librarian in Iowa public schools. She was instructor in Piano and Voice.
She was a well-known soloist (soprano), dramatic coach and reader.
She was a writer of short stories and articles.
She was the President of the
Federated Woman's Club of Mullan.
She was a member of Saint Cecelia Music Club,
Women's Christian Temperance Union
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization, originating among women in the United States Prohibition movement. It was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program ...
, Civic Club.
In 1939 she wrote ''Palace of Sin''.
Personal life
Olive Dickerson McHugh lived in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
, and moved to Idaho in 1925 living at 193 Mill Road,
Mullan, Idaho
Mullan is a city in the northwest United States, located in the Silver Valley mining district of northern Idaho. The population was 646 at the 2020 census and 692 at the 2010 census, and 840 in 2000.
In Shoshone County at the east end of the ...
.
In June 1927 she married Bernard M. McHugh.
She died on April 5, 1978, and is buried at Woodland Cemetery,
Deer Park, Washington
Deer Park is a city in Spokane County, Washington. The population was 3,652 at the time of the 2010 census, up from 3,017 in 2000.
History
North of Spokane, the city of Deer Park was officially incorporated on June 24, 1908. Deer Park got it ...
.
References
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1885 births
1978 deaths
People from Webster County, Nebraska
20th-century American singers