A Brief History of Baldwin County by Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings
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Book Title
A Brief History of Baldwin County by Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings
Author
Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings
Lifespan
1850-1946
Author Biography
Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings was born in Spring Lake, Michigan. She graduated from Mrs. L. H. Stone's Seminary in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before embarking on a teaching career. Comings taught at the Ravenswood Public School in Chicago from 1876 to 1885 and later at the Moravian Seminary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, from 1895 to 1898. After 1899, she transitioned into lecturing on various subjects including physical culture, dress, voice, and related topics. Comings was instrumental in founding the School of Organic Education in Fairhope, Alabama, where she served as president of its Board of Trustees. Additionally, she established and presided over the Baldwin County Historical Society. She passed away in 1946.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org
Publication Date
1928
Original Publication
A Brief History of Baldwin County. Fairhope, AL; Baldwin County Historical Society, 1928.
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Citation
Comings, Lydia Jane Newcomb, “A Brief History of Baldwin County by Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24806.