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Person
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Black, Violet, 1899-1991
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Description area
Dates of existence
1899-1991
History
Violet Marshall Black was born on 19 December 1899, in Wolfville, N.S., the daughter of William Marshall Black and Elouise (Eldridge). She graduated from Acadia Seminary in 1919, with a diploma in Household Science. Between 1922 and 1930, she spent winters in Boston, Mass., with her family and returned to Wolfville during the summer. From 1939 to 1948, Violet worked for G.C. Pickford, a Wolfville florist. She moved to Bedford in 1949 and returned to Wolfville in 1963 with her sister Mary. Between 1945 and 1975, she was active in weaving and was a member of the Canadian Weavers Guild. She died in Wolfville on 23 May 1991.