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Mary Jobe Akeley (January 29, 1878 – January 19, 1966) was an American explorer, author, mountaineer, and photographer. She undertook expeditions in the Canadian Rockies and in the Belgian Congo .
American explorer, author, and photographer. Name variations: Mary Lee Jobe. Born Mary Leonore Jobe in Tappan, Ohio, on January 29, 1878; died in Stonington, Connecticut, on July 19, 1966; daughter of Sarah Jane Pittis and Richard Watson Jobe; granted Ph.B., Scio College, 1897, A.M., Columbia University, 1909; married Carl Ethan Akeley, on ...
Apr 28, 2016 · Mary Jobe, whose husband was killed by the APD in 2012, puts it bluntly: “I think the DOJ so far, right now, is a joke.”
The Mary L. Jobe Akeley Trust & Peace Sanctuary was established in Mystic, Conn., after her death and remains a major local conservation organization. Born: 1886 Died: 1966
Mar 5, 2011 · Mystic resident Mary L. Jobe, later known as Mary Akeley, was an early 20th century explorer of the Canadian Rockies, founder of Camp Mystic, and writer of African explorations. Jobe was a...
Mar 12, 2024 · Legacy of Mystic’s Mary Jobe Akeley has global reach. September 12, 2015 5:29 pm • Last Updated: September 12, 2015 5:30 pm. By Carol Sommer. Columnist. Your GPS won’t find this little byway,...
Mary Lee Jobe Akeley. 1886-1966. American explorer, photographer, and writer who began her career as a history instructor before being commissioned by the Canadian government to study Eskimos and Indian tribes. After exploring the Canadian Northwest, she married Carl Ethan Akeley (1864-1926) in 1924 and made her first trip to Africa with him ...
