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Maie Bartlett Heard had that courage in abundance and saw the Heard Museum through its first 22 years. Her civic activities are well documented in the many awards she received in her later years prior to her death on March 14, 1951—22 years to the day after Dwight Heard’s passing.
Oct 24, 2015 · And it all started with a young couple named Dwight and Maie (Bartlett) Heard, and the Suburban Realty Company of 1897 in Phoenix. Now waitaminute, before you jump to any conclusions about a dramatic story of Real Estate, and wild land deals, hang on.
Background. Born on June 11, 1868, in Chicago, to parents Adolphus C. Bartlett and Mary Pitkin. Her father was the president of the Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Company, which would later become True Value Hardware. Through her father’s company she met her husband, Dwight B. Heard.
Oct 4, 2016 · They’d come West for Dwight’s health and the dry southwestern air did him well. He became a successful developer and rancher and in 1912, bought Arizona’s biggest newspaper, the Arizona Republican. His wife, Maie Bartlett Heard, was just as much a force in the small community that was then Phoenix.
Through her father’s company she met her husband, Dwight B. Heard. Dwight and Maie married in 1893 and in 1895 they made the decision to move out West due to issues with Dwight’s health, finally settling in Phoenix, Arizona. [5]
May 29, 2008 · In 1893, Dwight married Maie Bartlett, daughter of one of the company founders. After Dwight developed lung ailments, the couple traveled to the west seeking a dryer, warmer climate.
Dec 1, 2020 · In 1929, a wealthy Phoenix couple, Dwight and Maie Heard, founded the Heard Museum. Dwight passed away a few months before it opened, so Maie directed activities for two decades. The museum originally displayed a collection of Native American artifacts.
