Dale de Armond
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Dale Burlison DeArmond was an American printmaker.
, a native of Sitka, Alaska, while they were classmates at Stadium High School
in Tacoma, Washington
. They married on July 29, 1935 and lived on a troller in Sitka. In 1938, they moved to Pelican
, then to Ketchikan in 1944 and back to Sitka in 1949. She illustrated a book for the Sitka Printing Company. In 1953, they moved to Juneau, where her husband was executive assistant to territorial governor B. Frank Heintzleman. She worked for the Alaska Territorial Library
, then for the Juneau city library, where she was director from 1958 to 1979. They moved to the Sitka Pioneer Home
in 1991. They had a son and a daughter together.
Life
Dale F. Burlison met Robert Neil DeArmondR. N. DeArmond
Robert Neil "Bob" DeArmond was an American historian who specialized in the history of Alaska, especially the Alaska Panhandle. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, DeArmond wrote several historical columns for southeast Alaska publications; these included Days of Yore, Gastineau Bygones, and News of...
, a native of Sitka, Alaska, while they were classmates at Stadium High School
Stadium High School
Stadium High School is a 100-year-old high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma. The original building burned to a shell while it was still a partially...
in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
. They married on July 29, 1935 and lived on a troller in Sitka. In 1938, they moved to Pelican
Pelican, Alaska
Pelican is a city in the northwestern part of Chichagof Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 163.-Geography:...
, then to Ketchikan in 1944 and back to Sitka in 1949. She illustrated a book for the Sitka Printing Company. In 1953, they moved to Juneau, where her husband was executive assistant to territorial governor B. Frank Heintzleman. She worked for the Alaska Territorial Library
Alaska State Library
The Alaska State Library and Historical Collections is located in Juneau, Alaska, with an office in Anchorage featuring the Talking Book Center.-External links:****...
, then for the Juneau city library, where she was director from 1958 to 1979. They moved to the Sitka Pioneer Home
Sitka Pioneer Home
The Sitka Pioneer Home is an assisted living home in Sitka in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the oldest of the six homes in Alaska's Pioneer Home system. The building was designed by the Tacoma firm of Heath, Gove & Bell.-History:...
in 1991. They had a son and a daughter together.
Exhibitions
- 2008, "Dale DeArmond: Nondalton Legends"
- 2009 "Recent Acquisitions '06-08", Juneau-Douglas City Museum