1882–1962
H. Louise Burchell

Introduction

Born: May 13, 1882, Sydney, No­va Sco­tia, Ca­na­da.

Died: Jan­ua­ry 6, 1962, Fal­mouth, No­va Sco­tia.

Buried: Ma­ple­wood Ce­me­te­ry, Wind­sor, No­va Sco­tia, Ca­na­da.

Biography

Louise was the daugh­ter of Herbert Charles Burchell and Ellen Bertha Gisborne.

She is re­mem­bered as an or­ganist, teach­er, and com­pos­er.

Her song There’s a Sto­ry Told was pub­lished in Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see, in 1909.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. There’s a Sto­ry Told
  2. Unto Us

Help Needed

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Burch­ell (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),