Gertrude Chandler Warner - Putnam, CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 41° 54.416 W 071° 53.840
19T E 259689 N 4643503
The grave of author Gertrude Chandler Warner is located in Grove Street cemetery at 227 Grove Street in Putnam, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16CWB
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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The grave of the author of the Boxcar Children series of books is marked by a Warner family monument and an individual marker for Gertrude Chandler Warner.

The family monument is inscribed:

EDGAR MORRIS WARNER
1850 - 1928
JANE ELIZABETH WARNER
1866 - 1932
GERTRUDE CHANDLER WARNER
1890 - 1979

WARNER

The headstone for Gertrude Chandler Warner is inscribed:

GERTRUDE C. WARNER
She opens her mouth with
wisdom and teaching of
kindness is on her tongue.

Description:

The Boxcar Children is a series of children's book written by Gertrude Chandler Warner. The books are centered around the adventures of four orphaned children, Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny Alden, who live in an abandoned railroad boxcar. They are confronted with and solve many mysteries without parental supervision.

Gertrude Chandler Warner was born in Putnam, CT on April 16, 1890. We was a 1st grade teacher. Once when she was at home due to sickness the came up with the idea for the Boxcar Children books. During her lifetime show wrote the following series of Boxcar Children books: Link

The Boxcar Children (161 books)
The Boxcar Children Special (21 books)
The Adventures of Benny and Watch (12 books)
The Boxcar Children Great Adventure (5 books)
The Boxcar Children Creatures of Legend (4 books)
Boxcar Children Interactive Mysteries (4 books)
Boxcar Children Creatures of Legend (2 books)
The Boxcar Children Endangered Animals (2 books)



Date of birth: 04/16/1890

Date of death: 08/30/1979

Area of notoriety: Literature

Marker Type: Headstone

Setting: Outdoor

Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight Hours

Fee required?: No

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