Katherine Flora Cameron MacNaughton

1901-1993

Katherine Flora Cameron MacNaughton (writer, teacher, researcher, and scholar) was born in Black River Bridge, New Brunswick, on 2 August 1901 and died 30 October 1993 in Fredericton. She graduated from Provincial Normal School in 1919 with a first-class teaching license. She taught in elementary schools in Lake Edward, Hopewell Cape, Hammtown (on Washademoak Lake), and Chance Harbour until 1923, when she entered the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in the hope of becoming a grammar schoolteacher. After two years in the programme, she managed to qualify to be a high school teacher. For a short period of time, she was principal at Andover Grammar School but then accepted a job at Campbellton High School until she took a leave of absence to return to UNB as a mature student. There she received her BA with Honours in History and English in 1941. Afterwards, she received a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and returned to UNB to complete her master’s degree. She began her research in 1943 and soon received a Beaverbrook Overseas Scholarship, which took her to the University of London from 1947 to 1948. She received her MA and completed her thesis in 1947. It was entitled “The Development of the Theory and Practice of Education in New Brunswick, 1784–1900.” It was the first piece of work published that discussed the history of educational development in the province. In 1953, the University of New Brunswick rewarded MacNaughton for her achievements by giving her an honorary doctorate. She returned to Campbellton High School as a history teacher. She retired from her teaching position in 1961 and was offered a job at the library in Oromocto, where she worked for four years.

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Fredericton, Black River Ridge