Photo of Betty Febo Betty Febo
Government Documents Coordinator, Research and Instruction
Wellesley College Library, Wellesley MA, 02481
781-283-3426
efebo@wellesley.edu




Current Position

  • Government Documents Coordinator, Research and Instruction Group, Wellesley College Library, Feb. 1999-
         I love to help the Wellesley Community with their research needs and also teach library instruction for faculty who request it. I specialize in helping students in Economics and Political Science.
          I also administer the federal depository program. Learn about Wellesley Library's Government Documents collection

Former Positions

  • Library Assistant, Reference and Government Documents, Wellesley College Library, April 1986-Feb. 1999
  • Library Assistant, Holliston Public Library, Holliston, MA, 1982-1885

Education

  • M.S. in Library and Information Science, May 2000, from Simmons College in Boston, MA
  • B.S. in Medical Technology, 1968, from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA.

Professional Affiliations

  • ALA
  • GoDIG (Government Documents Interest Group in the Boston Library Consortium)
  • GPLNE (Government Publications Librarians of New England)

Hobbies and Interests

One of my current interests is tracing my father's paternal ancestry. In the past three years of doing research, I have discovered that my eighth greatgrandfather, Richard Burt, was one of the original purchasers of the town of Taunton, MA. After remaining in the Taunton area for several generations, this line travelled to NJ, then western PA, eastern OH, back to the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas and here we are, back in MA again! I am continuing my quest, having a wonderful time amidst wills, deeds, and various other official documents.

Take a tour of the Burt house in Berkley, MA

Genealogy-Related Web Sites

Future projects include becoming more involved with Mary Hoyer dolls. I spent a large part of my childhood playing with the Mary Hoyer dolls my grandmother bought me. My dolls were properly outfitted thanks to the clothes my mother and my aunt lovingly fashioned from patterns


Betty Febo . Wellesley College Library . Date Created: April 20, 1996. Date Revised: April 7, 2000