Background
Maines, Rachel Pearl was born on July 8, 1950 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Edward Maines and Natalie Petesch.
historian small business owner
Maines, Rachel Pearl was born on July 8, 1950 in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of John Edward Maines and Natalie Petesch.
Bachelor in Classics, University Pittsburgh, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Applied History, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1983.
Library reference assistant, U. Pittsburgh, 1972-1975;
lector department fine arts, U. Pittsburgh, 1975-1983;
director, Center History American Needlework, Pittsburgh, 1974-1983;
researcher, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980-1982;
assistant professor, Clarkson U., Potsdam, New York, 1983-1986;
owner, Maines and Associations, Ithaca, New York, since 1985. International policy analyst Federal Emergency Management Agency National Defense Executive Reserve, Washington, 1982-1991. Graduate advisor Carnegie-Mellon Admissions Council, Pittsburgh, 1986-1989.
Trustee National Council Public History, Indianapolis, 1990-1994. Consultant in field.
Judge National History Day, Pittsburgh, 1983. Trustee Potsdam (New York ) Public Museum, 1984-1986, DeWitt History Society, Ithaca, 1986-1988, Regional Council History Agencies, Syracuse, New York, 1987-1990. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, National Council Public History, Society of America Archivists, Economic History Association.
Married Christopher Cooper, March 7, 1973 (divorced September 1976). Married Garrel Shane Pottinger, August 6, 1981. 1 child, Rachel.