Mabel Burkholder


Mabel Grace Burkholder was a Canadian writer and historian.

Biography

Burkholder was born in 1881 to a family of German settlers. She taught for a short time after obtaining a teaching certificate before turning to writing. She published poetry, short stories, poems and books about the history of Hamilton, Ontario from 1911 to 1968. Burkholder had a regular local history column in The Hamilton Spectator and was a member of the city's branch of Canadian [Women's Press Club]. In 1938, Burkholder was named Hamilton's first Citizen of the Year.

Books