Anne Stone
Winter Park student • Winter Park teacher
Born on January 1st, 1896 in Pennsylvania, Anne
Catherine Stone came to Winter Park with her family at the age of ten. Her
parents (father Benjamin William Stone and mother Fanny Green Stone) were
originally from England, but immigrated to the U.S. shortly after their
marriage. Anne had two siblings, William and Florence.
All of the Stone children attended Winter Park Public
Schools and went on to Rollins Academy. Anne then attended Rollins College,
where she earned her BA in 1918. She also secured her first job in 1918 . .
. teaching Latin and Ancient History at Ocala High School.
During her career in education, she taught in several
places throughout the South: Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and Georgia. She returned to Florida in 1928, when she took a position at
Winter Park High School teaching Latin, French and Spanish. The last
positions she held were in Orlando, first at the high school and then at
Orlando Junior College.
Ms Stone was quite active in a variety of
organizations. Here are a few of them: Rollins Club, Casa Iberia, the
English Speaking Union, Florida Education Association, Orange County
Historical Society, and the Winter Park Historical Association.
Her brother William was an entomologist who was
employed by the Department of Agriculture. Her sister, Florence earned her
PhD. in Chemistry and Microbiology. She taught in at the university level in
New York as an instructor of Bacteriology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
Anne Stone died on November 13, 1978 in Winter Park
at 82 years of age. She was buried in Palm Cemetery.
The Anne Stone Collection features numerous family
photographs.
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"Great-Grandfather Stone, Fellow - Royal College of Surgeons, London,
England. Knighted by Queen Victoria for work in Surgery." |
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Professional photograph of three of Ms. Stone's "English Cousins."
These young girls were
the nieces of Anne's mother, Mrs. Fanny Green Stone. Their names were:
Dorothy, Violet, and Elsie Singleton. |
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Silver Springs boat. |
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Personal
greeting reads: "With love and all good wishes to Florence ands Anne - from
the Morrells." |
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Possibly from the annual festival that was put on by Rollins Academy -
celebrating Chief Osceola. |
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given. Possibly from a high school pageant. |
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information given. Possibly a May Day celebration. |
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Miss Anne
Stone. |
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