| 1852 |
Born in Green County,
Pennsylvania, March 11. |
| 1863 |
Became deaf, age 11, from an
attack of spinal meningitis. |
| 1868 |
Entered the Iowa School for the
Deaf, Iowa City. |
| 1871 |
Graduated from the Iowa School
for the Deaf. |
| 1871 |
Entered the National Deaf‑Mute
College, Washington, D.C. (Now known as Gallaudet University) |
| 1876 |
Graduated from the National
Deaf‑Mute College, B.A. degree, April 26. |
| 1876 |
Became the first teacher at the
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Turtle Creek. |
1880
|
"The Raindrop" was published at
the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf,
of which G.M. Teegarden was the author of many of the stories. |
| 1884 |
Western Pennsylvania School for
the Deaf, relocated to Edgewood Park. |
| 1885 |
Married Celia J. Maul, June 30. |
| 1886 |
Daughter Alice May was born, May
19. |
| 1890 |
Started the Western Pennsylvania
School for the Deaf paper, The
Holiday Gazette. |
| 1891 |
Name of the School Paper changed
to The Gazette, commenced printing on a
monthly basis. |
| 1894 |
"Reading Lessons in Natural
History," Edgewood Park, School for the Deaf, published. |
| 1896 |
"Stories Old and New," Edgewood
Park, Pa., published. |
| 1915 |
"In the Silent Hours,"
published. (Publisher not named.) |
| 1924 |
Retired from the Western
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. |
| 1929 |
"Vagrant Verse," The Fanwood
Press, New York, published. |
| 1936 |
"Personal and Holiday Poems,"
published. (Publisher not named.) |
| 1936 |
Died November 14. |
1936
|
A citation and cash award
established in memory of Mr. Teegarden at the
Western Pennsylvania School for the
Deaf. |
1959
|
Athletic field at the Western
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf was named the Teegarden Athletic Field, May
30. |