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Historical Society of Cecil County |
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Margaret Hodson Black |
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Miss Black was born in Cecilton, MD in September 1903, and after being away for a some years returned to live in the home she grew up in. She was the first music major at the Women's College of Delaware, from 1923 to 1926 was the first high school music teacher in Easton, Maryland, and from 1926 to 1929 taught music at Frederick High School and methods of music teaching at Hood College. From 1929 to 1930, she served as director of music at Salisbury State Normal School in Salisbury, Maryland. She was the first music supervisor for Cecil County Public Schools from 1930 to 1932, taught part-time at the Teacher's College in Salisbury from 1932 to 1933, and became director of music at Salisbury State College from 1933 to 1943. After serving as a member of the Army Special Services from 1943 to 1946, Miss Black entered a new phase in her career, earning a master's degree in psychology from the University of Delaware in 1949 and working for two decades as a licensed psychologist in Maryland and Delaware. Miss Black continued with her music during her active retirement, teaching piano and organ for another three decades and frequently traveling to music festivals in Austria, Wales, and France. Living in her childhood home on West Main Street in Cecilton, Maryland, she practiced daily on the grand piano and delighted friends with preludes and sonatas well into her 90s.
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Cecilton, MD—1903—2001 |
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Photos from collection showing Margaret Black at various stages in her life. |