Alice Turner Curtis (September 6, 1860 – July 10, 1958) was an American writer of juvenile historical fiction. She was probably best remembered by young readers of her day for The Little Maid's Historical Series (which comprises twenty-four books, starting with A Little Maid of Province Town). She has written at least sixty published books (most of them were originally published by The Penn Publishing Company).
Alice Turner was born in Sullivan, Maine, the youngest known child of John Vinal Turner (June 6, 1802 – December 31, 1886) and Susan Ann Spear (4 January 1824 – 26/27 May 1901). Her father and another relative (George D. Turner) were sailmakers. Reverend Charles R. Tenney married Alice to Irving Curtis (January 18, 1837 – November 18, 1910) on May 20, 1895, in Boston, Massachusetts, where they both resided at the time. She was listed in Daughters of the American Revolution, much as her father's father, Fobes Turner (October 26, 1766 – 1846) was listed in Sons of the American Revolution. She had at least three siblings (John V., Anna or Annie S., and Ella F., who were also born in Sullivan, Maine). She dedicated Marjorie in the Sunny South to her sister, Anna (see the front matter of the book itself).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Life and educationEdit
She went to public schools in Maine and Massachusetts, but was also tutored privately. She was a Republican in 1936, and a supporter of women's suffrage. She was a member of D.A.R. (Tea Party Chapter, Boston), and the New England Women's Club, Boston. She was also a salaried contributor to Youth's Companion. She enjoyed reading, walking, and housekeeping for recreation.[9] Although her earliest-known book (Marjorie's Way) was published in 1904, she had been in the literary profession by 1895 according to her marriage record.
WorksEdit
The Little Maids historical seriesEdit
A Little Maid of Province Town (AKA Anne Nelson, Little Maid of Provincetown), 1910, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1925, 1954, 1997
A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1924, 1951, 1996
A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay, 1915, 1920, 1925, 1928, 1954, 1998
A Little Maid of Bunker Hill, 1916, 1920, 1927, 1929, 1952
A Little Maid of Ticonderoga, 1917, 1924, 1927, 1954, 1996
A Little Maid of Old Connecticut, 1918, 1920, 1953, 1996
A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia, 1919, 1921, 1955, 1996
A Little Maid of Old Maine, 1920, 1926, 1953, 1999
A Little Maid of Old New York, 1921, 1924, 1951, 1996
A Little Maid of Virginia, 1922, 1925, 1951, 1953, 1998
A Little Maid of Maryland, 1923, 1926, 1952, 1997
A Little Maid of Mohawk Valley, 1924, 1928, 1944, 1952, 1999
A Little Maid of Monmouth, 1925, 1953
A Little Maid of Nantucket, 1926, 1929, 1950
A Little Maid of Vermont, 1927, 1948, 1952
A Little Maid of New Hampshire, 1928, 1954
A Little Maid of South Carolina, 1929, 1952
A Little Maid of New Orleans, 1930, 1949
A Little Maid of Fort Pitt, 1931, 1953
A Little Maid of Lexington, 1932, 1955
A Little Maid of Boston, 1933, 1954
A Little Maid of Newport, 1935, 1955
A Little Maid of Quebec, 1936, 1954, 1955
A Little Maid of Valley Forge, 1937, 1951
The Yankee Girl Civil War Stories seriesEdit
A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter, 1920
A Yankee Girl at Bull Run, 1921
A Yankee Girl at Shiloh, 1922, 2002
A Yankee Girl at Antieam, 1923
A Yankee Girl at Gettysburg (AKA Kathleen), 1925
A Yankee Girl at Vicksburg, 1926
A Yankee Girl at Hampton Roads, 1927
A Yankee Girl at Lookout Mountain, 1928
A Yankee Girl at the Battle of the Wilderness, 1929
A Yankee Girl at Richmond, 1930
Frontier Girl seriesEdit
A Frontier Girl of Virginia, 1929
A Frontier Girl of Massachusetts, 1930
A Frontier Girl of New York, 1931
A Frontier Girl of Chesapeake Bay, 1934
A Frontier Girl of Pennsylvania, 1937
Grandpa's Little Girls seriesEdit
Grandpa's Little Girls, 1907
Grandpa's Little Girls at School, 1908
Grandpa's Little Girls and Their Friends, 1909
Grandpa's Little Girls House-boat Party, 1909, 1910
Grandpa's Little Girls and Miss Abitha, 1911
Grandpa's Little Girls Grown Up, 1912, 1920
The Little Heroine seriesEdit
A Little Heroine of Illinois, 1908
The Little Heroine at School, 1909
The Little Runnaways seriesEdit
The Little Runnaways, 1905, 1906
The Little Runnaways and Mother, 1913
The Little Runnaways at Orchard House, 1914, 1920
The Little Runnaways at Home, 1916
The Marjorie seriesEdit
Marjorie's Way, 1904, 1905
Marjorie's Schooldays, 1911, 1914, 1926
Marjorie in the Sunny South, 1912
Marjorie on Beacon Hill, 1913, 1926
Unknown series titleEdit
Although only one book in this series is known to be written by Alice Turner Curtis, she did write the first of them (The Story of Cotton). These are novels, much as most of her other works.
The Story of Cotton, 1911, by Alice Turner Curtis
The Story of Gold and Silver, 1920, by Elizabeth Ida Samuel
^"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6Z-D5J : 10 February 2018), Irving Curtis and Alice Turner, 20 May 1895; citing Marriage, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 818,821.
^"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YN-9PF : accessed 21 January 2019), Alice Curtis in household of Irving Curtis, Precinct 4 South Boston city Ward 16, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1394, sheet 2A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,683.
^Year: 1860; Census Place: Sullivan, Hancock, Maine; Roll: M653_438; Page: 484; Family History Library Film: 803438
Works by or about Alice Turner Curtis at Google Books
Works by Alice Turner Curtis at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
October 21, 2023
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Alice Turner Curtis September 6 1860 July 10 1958 was an American writer of juvenile historical fiction She was probably best remembered by young readers of her day for The Little Maid s Historical Series which comprises twenty four books starting with A Little Maid of Province Town She has written at least sixty published books most of them were originally published by The Penn Publishing Company Alice Turner CurtisBornAlice L Turner 1860 09 06 September 6 1860Sullivan Hancock Maine United StatesDiedJuly 10 1958 1958 07 10 aged 97 Resting placeSouthside Cemetery Skowhegan MaineOther namesMrs Irving CurtisOccupationAuthor Contents 1 Family 2 Life and education 3 Works 3 1 The Little Maids historical series 3 2 The Yankee Girl Civil War Stories series 3 3 Frontier Girl series 3 4 Grandpa s Little Girls series 3 5 The Little Heroine series 3 6 The Little Runnaways series 3 7 The Marjorie series 3 8 Unknown series title 3 9 Other 4 References 5 External linksFamily EditAlice Turner was born in Sullivan Maine the youngest known child of John Vinal Turner June 6 1802 December 31 1886 and Susan Ann Spear 4 January 1824 26 27 May 1901 Her father and another relative George D Turner were sailmakers Reverend Charles R Tenney married Alice to Irving Curtis January 18 1837 November 18 1910 on May 20 1895 in Boston Massachusetts where they both resided at the time She was listed in Daughters of the American Revolution much as her father s father Fobes Turner October 26 1766 1846 was listed in Sons of the American Revolution She had at least three siblings John V Anna or Annie S and Ella F who were also born in Sullivan Maine She dedicated Marjorie in the Sunny South to her sister Anna see the front matter of the book itself 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Life and education EditShe went to public schools in Maine and Massachusetts but was also tutored privately She was a Republican in 1936 and a supporter of women s suffrage She was a member of D A R Tea Party Chapter Boston and the New England Women s Club Boston She was also a salaried contributor to Youth s Companion She enjoyed reading walking and housekeeping for recreation 9 Although her earliest known book Marjorie s Way was published in 1904 she had been in the literary profession by 1895 according to her marriage record Works EditThe Little Maids historical series Edit A Little Maid of Province Town AKA Anne Nelson Little Maid of Provincetown 1910 1913 1916 1922 1925 1954 1997 A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony 1914 1915 1916 1924 1951 1996 A Little Maid of Narragansett Bay 1915 1920 1925 1928 1954 1998 A Little Maid of Bunker Hill 1916 1920 1927 1929 1952 A Little Maid of Ticonderoga 1917 1924 1927 1954 1996 A Little Maid of Old Connecticut 1918 1920 1953 1996 A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia 1919 1921 1955 1996 A Little Maid of Old Maine 1920 1926 1953 1999 A Little Maid of Old New York 1921 1924 1951 1996 A Little Maid of Virginia 1922 1925 1951 1953 1998 A Little Maid of Maryland 1923 1926 1952 1997 A Little Maid of Mohawk Valley 1924 1928 1944 1952 1999 A Little Maid of Monmouth 1925 1953 A Little Maid of Nantucket 1926 1929 1950 A Little Maid of Vermont 1927 1948 1952 A Little Maid of New Hampshire 1928 1954 A Little Maid of South Carolina 1929 1952 A Little Maid of New Orleans 1930 1949 A Little Maid of Fort Pitt 1931 1953 A Little Maid of Lexington 1932 1955 A Little Maid of Boston 1933 1954 A Little Maid of Newport 1935 1955 A Little Maid of Quebec 1936 1954 1955 A Little Maid of Valley Forge 1937 1951The Yankee Girl Civil War Stories series Edit A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter 1920 A Yankee Girl at Bull Run 1921 A Yankee Girl at Shiloh 1922 2002 A Yankee Girl at Antieam 1923 A Yankee Girl at Gettysburg AKA Kathleen 1925 A Yankee Girl at Vicksburg 1926 A Yankee Girl at Hampton Roads 1927 A Yankee Girl at Lookout Mountain 1928 A Yankee Girl at the Battle of the Wilderness 1929 A Yankee Girl at Richmond 1930Frontier Girl series Edit A Frontier Girl of Virginia 1929 A Frontier Girl of Massachusetts 1930 A Frontier Girl of New York 1931 A Frontier Girl of Chesapeake Bay 1934 A Frontier Girl of Pennsylvania 1937Grandpa s Little Girls series Edit Grandpa s Little Girls 1907 Grandpa s Little Girls at School 1908 Grandpa s Little Girls and Their Friends 1909 Grandpa s Little Girls House boat Party 1909 1910 Grandpa s Little Girls and Miss Abitha 1911 Grandpa s Little Girls Grown Up 1912 1920The Little Heroine series Edit A Little Heroine of Illinois 1908 The Little Heroine at School 1909The Little Runnaways series Edit The Little Runnaways 1905 1906 The Little Runnaways and Mother 1913 The Little Runnaways at Orchard House 1914 1920 The Little Runnaways at Home 1916The Marjorie series Edit Marjorie s Way 1904 1905 Marjorie s Schooldays 1911 1914 1926 Marjorie in the Sunny South 1912 Marjorie on Beacon Hill 1913 1926Unknown series title Edit Although only one book in this series is known to be written by Alice Turner Curtis she did write the first of them The Story of Cotton These are novels much as most of her other works The Story of Cotton 1911 by Alice Turner Curtis The Story of Gold and Silver 1920 by Elizabeth Ida Samuel The Story of Lumber 1920 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Wool 1913 1917 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Iron 1920 by Elizabeth Ida Samuel The Story of Leather 1915 1917 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Glass 1916 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Sugar by 1920 1926 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Silk 1920 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Porcelain 1919 by Sara Ware Bassett The Story of Wheat unknown author and publication date The Story of Linen unknown author and publication date Other Edit The Outdoor Chums 1913 Miss Ann and Jimmy 1916 Ted Gilman 1916 A Challenge to Adventure 1919 Stories of the Civil War mentioned at the beginning of A Little Maid of Virginia 1922 She also wrote short stories in Century Magazine by 1915References Edit Who s Who in New England 1915 p 299 Lineage Book Daughters of the American Revolution 1902 Volume 14 p 140 141 Who s who Among North American Authors Volume 6 1929 p 226 American Women by Durward Howes 1936 p 130 Massachusetts Town Clerk Vital and Town Records 1626 2001 database with images FamilySearch https familysearch org ark 61903 1 1 FH6Z D5J 10 February 2018 Irving Curtis and Alice Turner 20 May 1895 citing Marriage Boston Suffolk Massachusetts United States town clerk offices Massachusetts FHL microfilm 818 821 Find A Grave Index database FamilySearch https familysearch org ark 61903 1 1 QK1X 4JNT 11 July 2016 Alice Turner Curtis 1958 Burial Skowhegan Somerset Maine United States of America Southside Cemetery citing record ID 138379393 Find a Grave http www findagrave com United States Census 1900 database with images FamilySearch https familysearch org ark 61903 1 1 M9YN 9PF accessed 21 January 2019 Alice Curtis in household of Irving Curtis Precinct 4 South Boston city Ward 16 Suffolk Massachusetts United States citing enumeration district ED 1394 sheet 2A family 42 NARA microfilm publication T623 Washington D C National Archives and Records Administration 1972 FHL microfilm 1 240 683 Year 1860 Census Place Sullivan Hancock Maine Roll M653 438 Page 484 Family History Library Film 803438 Woman s who s who of America 1914 15External links Edit nbsp Children s literature portalWorks by Alice Turner Curtis at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Alice Turner Curtis at Internet Archive Works by or about Alice Turner Curtis at Google Books Works by Alice Turner Curtis at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alice Turner Curtis amp oldid 1168826588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
