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Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, as the daughter of Samuel "Edwin" Stanton Earhart (1867–1930) and Amelia "Amy" (née Otis; 1869–1962). [9] Amelia was born in the home of her maternal grandfather Alfred Gideon Otis (1827–1912), who was a former judge in Kansas, the president of Atchison Savings Bank, and ...
Grace Muriel Earhart was born in Kansas City on December 29, 1899, two years after her sister Amelia, to parents Edwin and Amy Earhart. The sisters had a turbulent childhood, filled with trips back and forth between their grandparents’ house in Atchison, Kansas and their parents’ home in Kansas City. Earhart's father was an alcoholic. [2]
Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, in 1897 to her parents, Amy and Edwin. Along with her younger sister, Muriel, born in 1899, the family often moved because of Edwin's work as a lawyer for the ...
Harrison Gray Otis House, There are three houses named the Harrison Gray Otis House that were designed by Charles Bulfinch for politician Harrison Gray Otis. Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, The Birthplace of Amelia Earhart. It was once the home of her Grandfather, Kansas Judge Alfred Gideon Otis.
George Palmer Putnam (September 7, 1887 – January 4, 1950) was an American publisher, writer and explorer. Known for his marriage to (and being the widower of) Amelia Earhart, he had also achieved fame as one of the most successful promoters in the United States during the 1930s.
Earhart boarded a Lockheed Model 10-E Electra airplane alongside her navigator, Fred Noonan. The pair were last seen in Law, New Guinea, where they made their last stop before the incident.
Those early years of TIGHAR were focused on searching for the White Bird. But in 1988, when two members—both retired military aerial navigators—suggested to Gillespie that Earhart died a ...
Amelia Rose Earhart (born January 18, 1983) [2] is an American private pilot and former reporter for NBC affiliate [3] KUSA-TV in Denver, Colorado. In 2013, Earhart started the Fly With Amelia Foundation , which grants flight scholarships to girls aged 16–18.