Lancaster County NeArchives Biographies.....Almy, Amy Bruner 1875 - 
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Amy Bruner Almy

Amy B. Almy, a resident of Nebraska for the past 56 years and a writer of some
distinction, was born at West Point Nebraska, February 13, l875. Her father,
Uriah Bruner, who was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Sentember 25, 1830,
was a teacher, farmer, and lawyer who settled near Omaha, in 1856. He was one of
the first regents of the University of Nebraska. His German ancestors, some of
whom served in the Revolution, came to America the first part of the 18th
century. He died at West Point, July 5, 1905.

Her mother, Amelia Brobst, was born in Leigh County, Pennsylvania, September 20,
1832, and died at West Point, July 22, 1909. She was a pioneer homemaker and the
mother of nine children. Her German ancestors came to America in the 18th century.

Mrs. Almy was graduated from the high school at West Point, June, 1891, and in
1896 was awarded the A. B. degree at the University of Nebraska, where she was a
member of Delian Literary Society and the English Club. She received her A. M.
at Cornell University in 1902. Active  in literary circles and civic affairs for
many years in Lincolin, she is the author of various short stories, occasional
articles, and some verse, published in religious and general magazines.

She was united in marriage to John Edwin Almy at West Point, July 22, 1903. Mr.
Almy, who was born at Centralia, Illinois, October 13, 1875, is professor of
phiysics. He is of English ancestry. They have a daughter, Constance Ida, born
February 5, 1907, who married Harold Lyman Kipp.

Mrs. Almy is a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild Lincoln, the Quill Club, and
the American Association of University Women. She holds membership in the Red
Cross, Native Sons and daughters, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, and
the Young Women’s Christian Association and Facility Women’s Club, and is
affiliated with First Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln. Her favorite
sports are hiking and taking auto trips. Her hobby is the study of story
telling. She is a Republican. Residence: Lincoln.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
Nebraskana
Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932


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