Jacqueline Simmons Hedberg

Jacqueline Simmons Hedberg was born in Dorchester County on Hoopers Island, where her family has lived since the Island's first settlement more than 350 years ago. Since her retirement from a long career teaching history she has devoted her time to researching family genealogy and the history of Hoopers Island. She is the author of several books about her birthplace, including Images of America: Hoopers Island and Images of America: Hoopers Island's Changing Face. In 2010, she received the...See more

Jacqueline Simmons Hedberg was born in Dorchester County on Hoopers Island, where her family has lived since the Island's first settlement more than 350 years ago. Since her retirement from a long career teaching history she has devoted her time to researching family genealogy and the history of Hoopers Island. She is the author of several books about her birthplace, including Images of America: Hoopers Island and Images of America: Hoopers Island's Changing Face. In 2010, she received the Maryland Historical Society's Marion Brewington Prize. See less