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Tag Archives: Cummer family history

Looking Back to Look Forward: Part 3

by , Curator in Legacy Archives

Feb

18

Arthur Gerrish Cummer, originally from Morley, Michigan, was born in 1873, the son of Wellington Wilson Cummer and Mary Ada Gerrish.  While attending the University of Michigan, Arthur met Ninah May Holden from Michigan City, Indiana. Born in 1875, she was one of the few women attending the university; she studied languages. After receiving her [...]

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Looking Back to Look Forward: Museum History

by , Curator in Legacy Archives

Dec

31

On November 11, 1961, Jacksonville residents had their first look at the newly constructed Cummer Museum, built on the site of founders Arthur and Ninah Cummer’s Riverside Avenue home.

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