Background
MacEwan, Barbara Ann was born on April 22, 1938 in Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Vera (Ziemba) Gaskalka.
historian elementary school educator
MacEwan, Barbara Ann was born on April 22, 1938 in Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Vera (Ziemba) Gaskalka.
Bachelor of Science in Education cum laude, North Adams State College, 1959; Master of Education with honors, Plymouth State College, 1994.
Teacher Town of Valatie, New York, 1959-1961, 62-63, Department Defense, Achafensburg, Germany, 1961—1962, Town of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1964. Assistant children's library Springfield (Massachusetts) Library., 1964. Teacher history Southwick (Massachusetts)-Tolland Regional Schools, 1971—2001.
State coordinator National History Day, 1989-1992. Curriculum coordinator middle school Southwick-Tolland Regional Schools, 1995-1996, 97—, vice chair Community Preservation Committee since 2003, chair New Haven/Northampton Canal National Register Committee since 2002, College Club, since 2004, college club chair scholarship committee, 2007, 08.
Secretary Southwick History Society, 1976-1979, treasurer, 1979-1986, president, 1986-1994. Trustee Moore House, Southwick, since 1989. Chair Southwick History Commission, since 1994.
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework Focus Group, 1994-1996. Member Southwick Master Plan committee, 1996-1998. Board directors Pioneer Valley Institute, 2001-2005.
Member Community Preservation Committee, Southwick, since 2003, vice chairman since 2003. Mem Southwick Open Space Committee. Trustee Pioneer Valley Institute, 2001-2005.
Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, Massachusetts Teachers Association, New England Oral History Association, New England Hisotry Teachers Association, National Council for Social Studies, Massachusetts Council Social Studies (recognition 1992), Western Massachusetts Council for Social Studies (board directors 1987-1995), Massachusetts Association Educational Media, National Museum American Indian, New England Native American Institute, Pioneer Valley Institute (trustee 2001-2005), Historic Massachusetts, National Women's Hall Fame, National Trust Historic Preservation, College Club of Springfield (scholarship committee since 2005, chair college club scholarship committee 2007-2008), Polish Heritage Committee, Phi Delta Kappa.
Married George Louie MacEwan, February 16, 1963. Children: Rebecca, Debra.