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Person
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Gordon, Joleen, 1945-
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Description area
Dates of existence
1945-
History
Joleen (nee Aldous) Gordon was born 7 July 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, the daughter of Dr. John Gray and Eileen (Hooley) Aldous. She received a BSc (Hon) from Dalhousie University and a Masters of Marine Biology from the University College of North Wales. She is a gifted teacher and lecturer. She has worked as a research associate with the Nova Scotia Museum since 1972 and is the author of a number of books, articles and reviews, principally about material culture in Nova Scotia. She is a founding member of the Helen Creighton Folklore Society and the Nova Scotia Basketry Guild. She was awarded the Portia White Prize in 2007.