Clarence Huston Pygman and Alverna V. Nellis
Dublin Core
Title
Clarence Huston Pygman and Alverna V. Nellis
Alternative Title
Pygman and Nellis
Subject
Veterans--Florida
Description
Clarence Huston Pygman (1898-1988) and Alverna V. Nellis wearing colorful Poly Leis. Born on June 27, 1898, Pygman registered for the draft in September of 1918. At the time, he worked as a timekeeper for the Wabash Railroad Company. He entered the service on October 20, 1918, serving in the United States Army. After completing his service, Pygman moved back home with his parents and began teaching in public schools. On December 22, 1923, at twenty-five years old, Pygman married Sylvia Hummel. Less than four years later, they welcomed a daughter, Janet Eileen Pygman, on April 15, 1927. By 1930, Pygman rose to the position of principal in a Maywood area public school, and became a school superintendent by 1940. On July 12, 1952, Pygman married Alverna V. Nellis. Pygman and his wife moved to Fort Myers, Florida, in the 1970s, where they remained until Pygman passed away on November 29, 1988. Both Pygman and his wife are buried together in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.
In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
In 2017, the University of Central Florida was one of three universities selected to launch the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program Project. The program engaged a team of scholars to make the life stories of veterans buried in the Florida National Cemetery available to the public. The project engages UCF students in research and writing and fosters collaboration between students, faculty and local Central Florida schools to produce interactive curriculum for k-12 students. The corresponding website exhibit uses RICHES Mosaic Interface to create a digital archive of related data. The public can use the project-developed augmented-reality app at more than 100 gravesites at the Florida National Cemetery, where they can access the UCF student-authored biographies of veterans.
Creator
The Pygman Family
Source
Digital reproduction of original color photograph: Private Collection of The Pygman Family.
Publisher
The Pygman Family
Date Created
1952-07-12
Contributor
Nellis, Alverna V.
Pygman, Clarence Huston
Is Part Of
Format
image/jpg
Extent
73.5 KB
Medium
1 color photograph
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Cook County, Illinois
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created and published by the Pygman Family.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Maggie Neidigh and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Curator
Connolly, Lehman
Cravero, Geoffrey
Source Repository
Private Collection of the Pygman Family
External Reference
Abney, Barb. "VA Selects UCF Historians to Archive Stories of Deceased Veterans Veterans." UCF Today, March 13, 2017. Accessed August 9, 2017. https://today.ucf.edu/va-selects-ucf-historians-archive-stories-deceased-veterans/.
Collection
Citation
The Pygman Family, “Clarence Huston Pygman and Alverna V. Nellis,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10305.