Jennie Hill Gresham
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Born in 1933, Jennie Hill Gresham grew up off Canton Highway in Cobb County and attended the Liberty Hill and Noonday church schools. When her family moved to Marietta, Georgia, Gresham attended Lemon Street Elementary School and graduated from Lemon Street High School in 1949. The first in her family to attend college, she earned a degree in social studies from Clark College and taught in Commerce and Toccoa, Georgia, before taking a position at Lemon Street Elementary School in 1954. While teaching, Gresham earned a master’s degree from Atlanta University in 1961. After integration, she was moved to Park Street Elementary School and later to Pine Forest Elementary School, where she taught until her retirement in 1988. Gresham passed away in May 2020.
Listen to the audio recording of her oral history interview.
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Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, circa 1960s
(2020-06-26)Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, circa 1960s. -
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Jennie Hill Gresham with other graduates of the Elementary Education Master’s program at Atlanta University, 1961
(2020-06-26)Jennie Hill Gresham with other graduates of the Elementary Education Master’s program at Atlanta University, 1961. -
Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, January, 1956
(2020-06-26)Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, January, 1956. -
Graduation portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, Lemon Street High School, Marietta, Georgia, 1949
(2020-06-26)Graduation portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, Lemon Street High School, Marietta, Georgia, 1949. -
Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1950s
(2020-06-26)Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, Atlanta, Georgia, circa 1950s. -
Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham with piano, 1950
(2020-06-26)Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham with piano, 1950. -
Jennie Hill Gresham (seated, center), board member representing Ward 5 with other board members on Marietta’s Board of Lights and Water, circa 1990s
(2020-06-26)Jennie Hill Gresham (seated, center), board member representing Ward 5 with other board members on Marietta’s Board of Lights and Water, circa 1990s. -
Jennie Hill Gresham (first row, second from right) with members of the 1949 graduating class from Lemon Street High School, 1999
(2020-06-26)Jennie Hill Gresham (first row, second from right) with members of the 1949 graduating class from Lemon Street High School, 1999. -
Jennie Hill Gresham (right) with a classmate, Lemon Street High School, Marietta, Georgia, circa 1940s
(2020-06-26)Image of Jennie Hill Gresham (right) with a classmate, Lemon Street High School, Marietta, Georgia, circa 1940s. -
Jennie Hill Gresham (standing, right) with members of the 1949 graduating class of Lemon Street High School, 1999
(2020-06-26)Jennie Hill Gresham (standing, right) with members of the 1949 graduating class of Lemon Street High School, 1999. -
Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, circa 1960s
(2020-06-26)Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, circa 1960s. -
Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham, Lemon Street High School, Marietta, Georgia, 1948
(2020-06-26)Portrait of Jennie Hill Gresham as a student at Lemon Street High School, Marietta, Georgia, 1948. -
Jennie Hill Gresham Interview, February 10, 2020
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2020-06-25)Oral history interview with Cobb County local and retired Marietta City Schools System educator Jennie Hill Gresham.
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