Background
Fertig, Barbara Conway was born on July 15, 1934 in Buffalo. Daughter of David Russell and Mary Huck Conway.
Fertig, Barbara Conway was born on July 15, 1934 in Buffalo. Daughter of David Russell and Mary Huck Conway.
Bachelor of Science, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, George Washington University, Washington, 1983—1992.
Curator exhibitions Schenectady Museum, 1964—1970. Curator post-classical textiles Textile Museum, Washington, 1970—1973. Researcher-writer Council Museums and Education Visual Arts, 1974—1976.
Project manager Museum Education Roundtable, 1976—1977. Contract evaluator National Endowment Humanities, 1978—1980, consultant, 1980—1982. Director Oysterponds History Society, Orient, New York, 1988—1992.
Assistant professor history Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia, 1992—1998, associate professor history, 1998—2004, professor history, since 2004. Curator Coastal Heritage Society, Savannah, 1992—2002.
Children: Elizabeth Anne, Carolyn Mary.