Historian Isobel Cheney in 1996, with a dress from the bicentennial.
(Lisa Luciano for the Boston Globe/file)
Isobel Cheney, 99; ex-teacher chronicled history of Somerville
Historian Isobel Cheney in 1996, with a dress from the bicentennial.
(Lisa Luciano for the Boston Globe/file)
With her red hair, sporty German car, and penchant for hula dancing, Isobel Cheney made an impression. A longtime teacher in the Somerville school system, Ms. Cheney became the city's unofficial historian when she retired after four decades in the classroom. (Full article: 654 words)
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