Nellie Delvy Plaistridge

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• Census: 1900, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1900 US Census she was recorded, age 2, living on 3 Parker Street, Winchester, New Hampshire with her parents.
• Census: 1910, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 12, living in Winchester, New Hampshire with her parents.
• Census: 1920, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 22, living on South Main Street, Winchester, New Hampshire with her parents. She was a bank clerk.
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1930 US Census she was recorded, age 31, living on 38 Richmond Street, Winchester, New Hampshire.
• Residence: 1933, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; She was listed in the 1933 Keene, New Hampshire, City Directory.
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 41, living on Parker Street, Winchester, New Hampshire.
• Last Full Review: 13 Mar 2021

Nellie married Franklin Patton Kellom on 12 Nov 1921 in Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. Franklin (son of Franklin Peirce Kellom and Mary Margarite Patton) was born on 24 Nov 1893 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; died on 31 Aug 1981 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: According to her obituary, she "was a 1943 graduate of Thayer High School in Winchester. During her school years, she worked at Winchester National Bank performing general office and bookkeeping duties. She was a lab technician at A.C. Lawrence Leather Co. and worked at the Ashuelot Paper Co., setting up its first office. A 1947 graduate of Syracuse (N.Y.) University, she majored in advertising in the college of business management. From 1993 to 1999, she completed 26 courses in Keene State College?s Elderhostel CALL Program, including many classes in writing. During her 38-year career at Markem Corp. in Keene, she participated in training programs in marketing, human relations and computer skills. She also attended American Management Association classes in advertising, sales promotion and personnel management. Her mother was the lifetime organist at the Federated Church of Winchester and her father a prominent banker in Winchester. After her mother's passing, the three remaining members of the Kellom family relocated to Keene in the late 1970s and lived on Woodridge Road, where she continued living into retirement. A lengthy stay at Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland preceded her final years at the Woodward Home. It was at Markem Corp. where she made her mark. In 1947, her first position was as the assistant to the advertising and sales promotion manager, responsible for writing ads, organizing trade show displays and producing publications. She became the manager of the department and was responsible for media advertising, publicity, direct mail, trade shows, product literature, machine manuals, price books, newsletters and staff training. A full-service print shop, photographer, dark room and commercial art department were part of this operation. She transferred to the personnel/human resources division of Markem Corp., where she worked for 21 years, and was responsible for hiring an estimated 1,000 people. She declined advancement to division manager but was qualified in all aspects of wage and salary administration, recruiting, hiring, benefits, safety, health, employee records, policies and government regulations. She represented Markem at regional meetings and events and was responsible for family days, tours and recreation/sports activities. Her last title at Markem was professional employment and communications administrator, concentrating on recruiting and hiring professionals as well as communications to employees worldwide. It was in this role that she developed a close friendship with Lael Wertenbaker, the renowned author and foreign correspondent for Time magazine. Markem Chairman David F. Putnam hired Wertenbaker to write a high-end corporate magazine and appointed her as editor. Along with a young graphic designer, this team produced a series of Markem's World magazines over a period of eight years. During her tenure, she worked for three generations of the Putnam family, including Claude, David, Tom and Jim. In 1965, she was sent to England for three months, to help close one office and establish a new office in Rugby for Markem's British member company. She wrote of this adventure and others in her Keene State College journaling class. At one time, her reputation as a gourmet cook and her extensive recipe collection made her the subject of an article in a local paper. An avid storyteller, she often spoke of her college roommate Polly (Cote) Boynton Paquette and friend Maybre Wright, three lifelong chums who traveled extensively, including trips to Perkins Cove and Ogunquit, Maine, to visit another close friend, Cherry Scott; and several trips to England and Europe, the last to see the fjords of Norway. She also had three fond friends she referred to as her "adopted daughters," Keene State College English professor Jan Youga, Keene State College math professor Susan Whittemore and Ruth Simpson Sterling, who reported to her at Markem. Having never married or had children herself, she enjoyed "adopting" friends of various ages, most notably "hires" at Markem, of whom she was particularly proud, such as Jennie Norman. Her community service included terms on many boards of directors, including the American Red Cross, Keene Senior Center, Monadnock Hospice (now Hospice at HCS), Keene State College Child Development Center, Monadnock United Way, Winchester District Nurses Association (now part of Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services), a group she worked with for more than 14 years in various volunteer capacities, Monadnock Family Services, and the New Hampshire Heart Association. She was a trustee of the Winchester Public Library, served on the advisory boards for the Keene Family YMCA, Keene High School, Monadnock Regional High School, Cheshire Medical Center and Monadnock Music. She was a deaconess and served on many committees at the United Church of Winchester before moving to Keene and becoming a member of the United Church of Christ in Keene."
• Census: 1930, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; She was recorded, age 5, while living with her parents.
• Census: 1940, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; She was recorded, age 14, while living with her parents.
• Education: 1939-1943, Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; : Thayer High School
• Education: 1943-1947, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; : Syracuse University
• Residence: 1993, Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire