Remembering the ‘Old County Woman’

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 15, 2020

Aroostook County lost one of its treasures last week when Glenna Johnson Smith died at age 100. The lives of countless people are richer because they knew her as a teacher, writer, editor and friend. Glenna’s belief in the value of every human being was fierce. Her students remember her giving them confidence to be who they were, rather than who they thought others expected them to be.