Background
Burgess, Arene Wiemers was born on April 29, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George Anderson Wiemers and Meta Johanna Rademacher.
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Pandora would have had the best of times between these two covers. For those who just can't resist a peek under the lid, like the author, there is endless full-colour satisfaction inside. An intrepid collector and antiques scholar and dealer, Burgess gives the inside scoop on every manner of containers, from apple boxes to their zinc decorations. Inside empty boxes, she finds the hopes that filled brides' chests, weaves a story about the sewing chores of housewives of yore, gives you a taste of what snuff the men were made of, and sheds light on where candles once awaited nightfall. Inside boxes ranging from Shaker plain to the outrageous constructions of wooing gentlemen, Burgess takes the lid off life in the nineteenth century.
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Burgess, Arene Wiemers was born on April 29, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of George Anderson Wiemers and Meta Johanna Rademacher.
Bachelor of Science, Western Illinois University, 1953. Master of Science, Western Illinois University, 1956.
Teacher English Williamsville High School, Illinois, 1953—1954, Stonington High School, 1954—1955. Library Feitschens High School, Springfield, 1955—1956. Teacher English East Peoria High School, 1956—1965, Red Bud High School, 1965—1966, Edwardsville High School, 1966—1982.
Retired, 1982.
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Member of Madison County Association Home and Community Education, White Ironstone Collector's Club, Tea Leaf Collector's Club, Flow Blye Collector's Club, American Quilt Study Group, The Applique Society, Alpha Delta Kappa, Mensa.
Married Charles Edward Burgess, May 30, 1959.