Katherine Von Ahnen

Background

Katherine Von Ahnen was born on April 22, 1922, in Cape May, New Jersey, United States, into the family of Edward Y. and Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Rott.

Education

In 1982 - 1984 Katherine attended Augustana College in Moline and St. Ambrose College in Davenport. After that she studied at Institute for Children’s Literature in 1984 - 1988.

Career

Katherine sterted her career as a women's editor of WCMC Radio in Wildwood since 1945 and took that position for ten years. In 1965 - 1970 she was the editor of a three-state newsletter for the Camp Fire Girls in Davenport. Moreover, she served as a special events coordinator and admissions person for Cape May Lighthouse and editor of Homespun, the newsletter of the Cape May Historical Society.

Katherine also was the founder of two writing groups, Write-On, Cape May, and Write-On-Two, Ocean City in New Jersey. Currently she is a frequent speaker on local culture and heritage in school programs and for community and civic organizations.

Achievements

• Katherine Ahnen is highly famous as the author of books "Charlie Young Bear" and "Heart of Naosaqua."

Works

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• book

  • Charlie Young Bear (Council for Indian Education Series) 1994
  • Heart of Naosaqua (Council for Indian Education Series) 1996

Membership

• vice president

  Cape May Historical Society

• Wisconsin Regional Writer’s Association

• New Jersey Lighthouse Association

• U.S. Lighthouse Association

• Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts

• National Association for Children’s Authors and Illustrators

Connections

Married married Rudolph Von Ahnen, but they divorced in 1991. They have three daughters: Regina Davis, Patricia Peckham, and Susan Qualls.

Father:

Edward Y. Rott

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Bennett) Rott

Spouse:

Rudolph Von Ahnen

Daughter:

Regina Davis

Daughter:

Patricia Peckham

Daughter:

Susan Qualls