Gale Eugene Peterson

Background

Peterson, Gale Eugene was born on May 23, 1944 in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of George Edmund and Vergene Elizabeth (Wilson) Peterson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1965. Master of Arts, University Maryland, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland, 1973.

Career

Instructor department history, U. Maryland., College Park, 1971-1972; Instructor department history, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1972-1973; principal investigator, Gregory Directory project Organisation American Historians, Bloomington, Indiana, 1973-1975; instructor department history, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1975-1976; director, United States Newspaper Project, Organisation American Historians, Bloomington, Indiana, 1976-1978; executive director, Cincinnati History Society, 1978-1996; executive director emeritus, Cincinnati History Society, since 1996; executive director, Ohio Humanities Council, since 1998.

Achievements

• Gale Eugene Peterson has been listed as a noteworthy historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Cincinnati Bicentennial Commission, 1983-1988. Member Organisation American Historians (treasurer since 1993), American Association State and Local History, American History Association, American Association Museum, Midwestern Museum Conference (vice president-at-large 1993-1995, executive vice president 1995-1996, president since 1996), National Council on Public History (board directors 1992-1995).

Connections

Father:

George Edmund Peterson

Mother:

Vergene Elizabeth (Wilson) Peterson