12 Facts About Wilhelmina Harris

Wilhelmina Sellers Harris was an American historian and writer.

Wilhelmina Harris lived and worked with them for almost seven years.

In 1948, after raising her family, Wilhelmina Harris applied for and was hired by the National Park Service to work at Peacefield, which it had recently added to its portfolio of historic sites, because of her intimate knowledge of the household.

Two years later, Wilhelmina Harris was promoted to superintendent and she continued to serve the Adams family and the National Park Service until her full retirement 37 years later, in 1987.

In October 1920, recently graduated from college, Wilhelmina Harris was hired through an employment agency as social secretary to Brooks Adams and his wife.

Wilhelmina Harris described in detail the different rooms and the many precious family heirlooms contained therein, from the furniture, rugs, and paintings to the silver and porcelain collections.

Wilhelmina Harris shared with her extensive details and anecdotes about the garden, greenhouse, orchard, and trees.

In 1948, the recently widowed Wilhelmina Harris applied for a job as an Historic Aide at the Old House, now owned by the National Park Service and called the Adams Mansion National Historic Site.

Wilhelmina Harris married US Army Colonel Frank Ephraim Harris on September 22,1928.

Wilhelmina Harris gave private piano lessons from 1938 to 1948 and founded the Quincy Junior Concert Orchestra.

Colonel Wilhelmina Harris died in 1947 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Wilhelmina Harris's obituary was published in the New York Times.