Geraldine Veola Hyde

Background

Hyde, Geraldine Veola was born on November 26, 1926 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of William Benjamin and Veola (Walker) Hyde.

Education

Bachelor in English, University Washington, 1948. Bachelor in Education, Eastern Washington University, 1960. Master of Arts in Education, Eastern Washington University, 1962.

Career

English educator, Sprague (Washington) Consolidated Schools, 1960-1962; English educator, Bremerton (Washington) School District, 1962-1963; English educator, Federal Way (Washington) School District, 1963-1966; English, journalism and Polynesian humanities educator, Hayward (California) Unified School District, 1966-1986.

Achievements

• Geraldine Veola Hyde has been listed as a noteworthy secondary school educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Junior League Spokane, since 1951. Charter member History Hawaii Foundation, Honolulu, since 1977. Founding member The Cousteau Society, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, since 1973.

Life member Hawaiian History Society, Honolulu, since 1978. Member Molokai Museum and Cultural Center, Kaunakakai, since 1986, Bishop Museum Association, Honolulu, since 1973, Mission House Museum, Honolulu, 1994, Brooklyn History Association, New York, 1994, Berkshire Family History Association, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, since 1994, Richville (New York ) History Association, since 1994, Swanton (Vermont) History Society, since 1998, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, since 1999, New England History Genealogic Society, since 1998, Gouverneur History Association, New York, since 1998, New Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, 1994, Upham Family Society, Inc., Melrose, Massachusetts, since 2001, California Retired Teacher. Associate 2003, RHS Golden Grads, since 2006.

Member Library. Congress Associates (charter), Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i, Smithsonian Institute (contributing), National Geography Society, National Trust Historic Preservation, University Washington Alumni Association (life), Eastern Washington University Alumni Association (life).

Interests

• Avocations: historic and ecologic preservation, genealogy, shell collecting, needlework, crafts.

Connections

Married Paul Hyde Graves, Junior, November 12, 1949 (divorced December 1960). Children: Christine M. Graves Klykken, Catherine A. Graves Okerlund, Geraldine J. Graves Hansen.

Father:

William Benjamin Hyde

Mother:

Veola (Walker) Hyde

Spouse:

Paul Hyde Graves

child:

Catherine A. Graves Okerlund Hyde

child:

Christine M. Graves Klykken Hyde

child:

Geraldine J. Graves Hansen Hyde