Dream Memory—From Chicago to California
By Keiko Tanamura
| 1907 | (56 years old) | Dora and her husband move to Evergreen Street, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. | |
| They become members of the Euclid Heights Methodist Episcopal Church. | |||
| 1909 | (58 years old) | November: The 35th-anniversary commemorative event is held for Aoyama Jyogakuin, but Dora could not send a message due to her husband’s illness. | |
| 1911 | (60 years old) | April: Dora’s husband, Henry, dies at age 61. | |
| Julius Soper and his wife leave Japan and move to Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles. | |||
| 1912 | (61 years old) | Dora’s former colleague, Mary Holbrook (now Mrs. Chappell), dies in Tokyo. | |
| 1913 | (62 years old) | More Japanese move to Boyle Heights. | |
| 1914 | (63 years old) | Dora’s former colleague, Olive Whiting (now Mrs. Bishop), dies in Tokyo. | |
| November: Dora sends a congratulatory address for the 40th-anniversary commemorative event for Aoyama Jyogakuin. | |||
| 1916 | (65 years old) | Jennie Willing, Dora’s mentor, dies in New York. | |
| Dora moves from Evergreen Street to a small house on Euclid Avenue. | |||
| 1921 | (70 years old) | December: Chiyo Kozaki and her husband visit Dora’s home (Euclid Avenue) and reunite after 43 years. Chiyo gives a lecture in Los Angeles. | |
| 1925-1926 | (74-75 years old) | Dora leads mite box activities and the missionary group at Euclid Heights Methodist Episcopal Church. | |
| 1927 | (76 years old) | Mary Soper, Julius Soper’s wife, dies in Glendale. | |
| 1928 | (77 years old) | Brother Moncena dies. He is buried in the Crete Cemetery. | |
| July 16: Dora attends the Aoyama Alumni Meeting, which is held in Los Angeles. | |||
| Winter: Dora catches a cold, falls, and breaks her wrist. | |||
| 1929 | (78 years old) | May: Dora sends a letter to Chiyo Kozaki from her home on Oregon Street. | |
| (On October 24, the Great Depression ends with Black Thursday.) | |||
| 1934 | (83 years old) | November: The 60th-anniversary commemorative event is held for Aoyama Jogakuin. | |
| November: Dora’s article, “A Message Out of the past to WMF” is published in WMF. | |||
| December 5: Dora dies. She is buried in the Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery. | |||
| 1935 | February: An obituary notice is published in WMF. | ||
| 1936 | July: Dora’s obituary is printed in the alumni newsletter by Chiyo Kozaki. | ||
| 1960 | November: Dora is given a certificate of merit by the Association for Japan-United States Amity and Trade Centennial. Aoyama Gakuin takes ownership of the certificate. | ||
| 1966 | The female dorm at Aoyama Gakuin University is named the Schoonmaker Dorm. | ||
| 1990 | November: A ceremony to erect Dora and Henry’s tombstone is held. Dora and Henry’s grave are moved, and a new tombstone for both is completed. | ||
| 1995 | November: A relief of Dora is erected for the 120th anniversary in front of the administration building of Aoyama Gakuin in Tokyo. | ||