Danske's Timeline
November 19, 1854- Danske Dandridge was
born in Denmark
1859 - Shepherdstown, Va.-Danske's mother purchases "Poplar
Grove" and about fifty acres from the Morgan family and begins building
an addition
September-October, 1862 - Shepherdstown, Va. - Family cares for
wounded soldiers from the battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg two miles away.
April, 1869 - Flushing, New York - Danske's
mother, Caroline Lawrence Bedinger, dies after years of frail health at
home. She moves to Flushing, and lives with her grandparents and attends
Flushing Institute.
1870 - New York, New York - She writes the editor of the "Young
America" magazine unsuccessfully seeking a writing job.
June 13, 1872 - Flushing, New York - Attends "Mrs. Williams'
Young Ladies School."This is second in her class in English and seventh
in her class in French. Her last formal education
April 23, 1875 - Shepherdstown, WV. – She engaged to marry
Francis Greene.
November 19, 1875 -
Shepherdstown, WV.
– Her twenty-first birthday.
March 4, 1876 - Shepherdstown, WV.
– She broke off engagement with Francis Greene
August 9, 1876 - Shepherdstown, WV. – She met Steve Dandridge
and served as his bridesmaid at Annie Greene's wedding
August 28, 1876 - Shepherdstown, WV.
- Steve asked her to marry him
May 3, 1877 - Jefferson County, WV.
– Her wedding Day
March 15, 1878 - The Bower - Birth of Violet Dandridge, Danske's
first child.
July 29, 1879 - Shepherdstown, WV - Birth of Danske's son, Adam
Stephen Dandridge III
February, 1885 - Poplar Grove & New York - First poem published
by Godey.
1886 - Shepherdstown, WV - Her husband, Stephen, opens a farm
implements shop in partnership with wife's uncle, Edmund Jennings Lee
March, 1888 - Poplar Grove/Rosebrake - Danske's first book of
poems, "Joy and Other Poems," is published by G.P. Putnam and Sons
January 13, 1897 - Charlottesville, VA., University of Virginia
- Her son, Stephen, dies at college
1892-1904 - Poplar Grove/Rosebrake – Period when she wrote most
of her gardening articles.
1904-1914 - Poplar Grove/Rosebrake - Danske writes history
books: "Historic Shepherdstown," "George Michael Bedinger: Kentucky
Pioneer;""Prisoners of the American Revolution;" and an unfinished book
on Gen. St. Clair and the American Revolution.
June 3, 1914 - Poplar Grove/Rosebrake -
Danske Dandridge dies at home after a long illness