Beverly Morrison Glennon (September 20th 1941 - June 3rd, 2007) was an American author, teacher, and historian from Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Historical activity Glennon was a co-chair of the Dartmouth Historical Commission, along with Judith Navas Lund. Glennon was also instrumental in recognizing Dartmouth's lone Medal of Honor recipient, David Lewis Gifford. With Doris Copley, she raised awareness of Gifford's life, culminating in a life size statue of Gifford being erected outside Dartmouth Middle School. Her work on Giffords life also contributed to a film being made about his heroics. Additionally, Glennon was the owner of the multi century old Davolls General Store, along with her husband Joseph. Who sold the store in 2016. Authorship Glennon penned two full sized books, and co-wrote another. She exclusively wrote about her local Southeastern Massachusetts home. Her books pertaining to the local history of her long time home of Dartmouth. Along with Judith Lund, she published a collection of postcards about the area surrounding Dartmouth called "Greetings from Dartmouth Massachusetts." Alone, she wrote two full sized history volumes. "Dartmouth - The Early History of a Massachusetts Coastal Town," which concerned the entire history of her home town. Dating back to it's indigenous inhabitants, continuing through the colonial Old Dartmouth, and ending before the American Civil War. She also composed a book about Dartmouth's participation in the Civil War, "Three Hundred and Fifty-Five Men For The Union - Dartmouth Massachusetts in the Civil War." Personal life Glennon was raised in Dartmouth, where she attended Dartmouth High School. She went to college at both Southern Connecticut State University where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in both education and history, and later at Boston University where she attained a Master's degree in children's literature and library science. She taught in Massachusetts at the elementary level in both Lynnfield, and Dartmouth. In Dartmouth she was nominated for both the Scott Foresman National Teacher Award, and the Teacher of the Year award. References 1941 births 2007 deaths People from Dartmouth, Massachusetts