Cary Winfield Hartman (1859–1947) was an academic who published and lectured throughout the American Mid-West on the Native Americans for 25 years before becoming a well known beekeeping enthusiast in California.
Life Cary W. Hartman was born May 19, 1859, in Marathon, Ohio, to Albert G. and Margaret Steel Hartman. Cary studied at the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1891 he moved to Detroit where he studied elocution at the Detroit Training School of Elocution. He married Etta Shaw Hartman and had a daughter "Little Lina"Educators of Michigan "Google Books" Wilton-Smith, 1894 In 1915, Hartman moved to Oakland, California where he quickly became a beekeeping enthusiast, community leader, and publisher contributing to the recognition of the west-coasts' beekeeping, likely because of his friendship with Amos Root. Cary Winfield Hartman died 1947.Death Record "Ancestry.com"
Contributions to Studies on The American Indian Published for his works on the American Indian, Hartman contributed over 1000 artifacts for evaluation and publication.Annual archaeological report, Volumes 13-16 "Google eBook", L.K. Cameron, 1901Ohio archæological and historical quarterly, Volume 1, "Google eBook", Published for the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society by A.H. Smythe, 1888 and was once praised as "The People's Entertainer." In 1894, Hartman was being managed by Detroit Lyceum Bureau.Educators of Michigan "Google eBook" Wilton-Smith, 1894
Works and Lectures The Mound Builders of The Mississippi Valley Indian Orators and Oratory – January 28, 1906 – Buffalo Historical SocietyPublications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Volume 9 "Google eBook" My Life Among The Indians - May 5, 1907 - Buffalo Historical SocietyPublications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Volume 11 "Google eBook" Exponent of Indian Thought, Life & Legends, with interesting lectures therein at Foresta, Yosemite National Park - 1917 The Overland Monthly "Google eBook"; Samuel Carson, 1917 Hiawatha: The Indian passion play : as originally arranged for production with Indians by Cary W Hartman (1914) - Text Hiawatha "Amazon Bookstore" Correspondence with Joseph Keppler - "The Indian as I found him"The Joseph Keppler Iroquois Papers "Cornell University Library"
Beekeeping During his beekeeping career he founded The Alameda County Beekeepers' Association and remained as president, was president, secretary, and chairman of The California State Beekeepers' Association, and was a county apiary inspector for Alameda County, California.
The Alameda Beekeepers' Association Mr. Hartman began his beekeeping notoriety by founding California's first county beekeeping association in Alameda County, California in 1916, The Alameda County Beekeepers' Association (ACBA). He was president for the ACBA until the late 1930s,.Marple, Richard "Brief Historical Notes Chronologically Arranged on the Alameda Beekeepers' Association," 1988, May 10."History of American Beekeeping" 1938
Bees & Honey Mr. Hartman created and was editor in chief of the periodical Bees & Honey starting in 1920 until George York took over editing it from Spokane, Washington.
California State Beekeepers' Association In 1921, Mr. Hartman was Chairman of the Program Committee for the California State Beekeepers' Association."Bee Commercial Services" 21 April 2012"American Bee Journal" 1921, February While hosting the 1921 annual meeting of the California State Beekeepers' Association in Oakland, California, Mr. Hartman was unanimously elected as President of the California State Beekeepers' Association."Gleanings In Bee Culture, April, 1921""Honey Producers' Co-Operator" 1921, March–April, Vol.2 No.3 He was reelected to president in 1922."The Western Honey Bee" March, 1922 While president, he helped to bring honey consumption to the forefront of the California economy, encouraging the governor of California, William Stephens, to recognize "Honey Week" (February 6–11, 1922) as a promotion for apiarists in the state."Gleanings in Bee Culture' 1922, March Mr. Hartman was Secretary to the California State Beekeepers' Association in 1932."Bulletin - California Agricultural Experiment Station, Issues 536-555" California Agricultural Experiment Station, 1932
Alameda County
Mr. Hartman served as an Alameda County (CA) Apiary Inspector in 1922."The Western Honey Bee" 1922, July
Writings & further contributions to periodicals
Mr. Hartman contributed to periodicals, including "George W. York Library of Apiculture of The University of California" in The Beekeepers' Review"The Beekeepers' Review" 1922, November
Legacy Hartman was recognized as a prominent beekeeper and continued to educate well into his old age."Bee World" International Bee Research Association., 1942
References
Watkins, Lee H., Historical Notes on Our State Association. The California Bee Times 9 (4)?:2, Oct. 1968 Pellett, Frank Chapman, History of American Beekeeping. Ames, IA Collegiate Press, 1938, p. 141.