Terry Kovel
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Terry was born in Cleveland, Ohio
, in 1928. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. In 1950 she married Ralph Kovel
. Their children are Lee Kovel and Kim Kovel.
Terry started her writing career with her husband, Ralph, in 1953 (see section Ralph and Terry Kovel
). Terry was a reading specialist and mathematics teacher at Hawken School, Lyndhurst, Ohio, from 1961 to 1971. She took specialized courses, including “How to Teach New Math,” at the University of Illinois, and studied American antiques at the Winterthur Museum Summer Institute.
Terry Kovel has been a volunteer since she was a teenager. She was a group leader for girls at East End Neighborhood House in the 1950s, an appraiser and advisor for many non-profit antique-related projects, and an auctioneer, appraiser, and go-getter at public television fundraisers. She has also been active in many civic gardening projects, both digging and helping with fundraisers. She has served on the Ohio Historic Preservation Committee and has been a board member of the Cleveland Chapter of the Council of Jewish Women, the Catholic DePaul Infant and Maternity Home, and Hiram College
. She is now on the boards of WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN Ideastream and the Shaker Heights Historical Society and is an honorary trustee of Hiram College
.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, in 1928. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass. In 1950 she married Ralph Kovel
Ralph Kovel
Ralph Mallory Kovel was an American author of 97 books and guides to antiques, co-authored with his wife, Terry Kovel. They wrote a nationally syndicated collectibles column that began in 1955.-Life and career:...
. Their children are Lee Kovel and Kim Kovel.
Terry started her writing career with her husband, Ralph, in 1953 (see section Ralph and Terry Kovel
Ralph and Terry Kovel
Ralph and Terry Kovel's passion for collecting antiques started on their Bermuda honeymoon in 1950. They were riding bicycles and passed an antique shop. Prices were low, so the Kovels bought a Meissen figure, English silver open salt dishes, a pair of Jacob Petit bottles, and two large "French"...
). Terry was a reading specialist and mathematics teacher at Hawken School, Lyndhurst, Ohio, from 1961 to 1971. She took specialized courses, including “How to Teach New Math,” at the University of Illinois, and studied American antiques at the Winterthur Museum Summer Institute.
Terry Kovel has been a volunteer since she was a teenager. She was a group leader for girls at East End Neighborhood House in the 1950s, an appraiser and advisor for many non-profit antique-related projects, and an auctioneer, appraiser, and go-getter at public television fundraisers. She has also been active in many civic gardening projects, both digging and helping with fundraisers. She has served on the Ohio Historic Preservation Committee and has been a board member of the Cleveland Chapter of the Council of Jewish Women, the Catholic DePaul Infant and Maternity Home, and Hiram College
Hiram College
Hiram College is a private liberal arts college located in Hiram, Ohio. Founded by Amos Sutton Hayden of the Disciples of Christ Church in 1850, the institution has, since its first days, been nonsectarian and coeducational, and throughout its existence Hiram College has sustained this egalitarian...
. She is now on the boards of WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN Ideastream and the Shaker Heights Historical Society and is an honorary trustee of Hiram College
Hiram College
Hiram College is a private liberal arts college located in Hiram, Ohio. Founded by Amos Sutton Hayden of the Disciples of Christ Church in 1850, the institution has, since its first days, been nonsectarian and coeducational, and throughout its existence Hiram College has sustained this egalitarian...
.