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Elizabeth Eaton Converse (born August 3, 1924 – disappeared August 10, 1974) was an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known under her professional name Connie Converse. She was active in New York City in the 1950s, and her work is among the earliest known recordings in the singer-songwriter genre of music.
Rushford Wagon and Carriage Company, now an apartment building, with "Rushford" on the side of the bluff behind it. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.73 square miles (4.48 km 2), of which 1.71 square miles (4.43 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km 2) is water. [8]
Converse was born in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Edmund Winchester and Charlotte Augusta (Shepherd) Converse. His father was a successful merchant, and president of the National Tube Works and the Conanicut Mills. Frederick Converse's higher education was at Harvard College, where he came under the influence of the composer John K. Paine. [1]
Converse was a singer-songwriter who was active in the New York City folk-music scene of the 1950s. In 1974, two years after losing her job as managing editor of the Journal of Conflict Resolution , Converse wrote letters to friends and family expressing her intention to start a new life.
Mary Caroline (Parker) Converse (1872–1961), also known as Captain Mary Parker Converse, was the first woman to be commissioned by the United States Merchant Marine (USMM), and was also a noted philanthropist who wrote poetry and composed music.
Rushford (CDP), New York, the central settlement in the town; Rushford, Wisconsin This page was last edited on 24 July 2022, at 21:04 (UTC). Text is available ...
Keith Cawthon Converse (September 12, 1957 – August 8, 2024) was an American college swimming coach and competition swimmer. He was one of the United States' pre-eminent distance swimmers during the 1970s, competing at the 1976 Summer Olympics and setting a pair of NCAA records while swimming for the Alabama Crimson Tide swim team at the University of Alabama, coached by Don Gambril.