Callie Hazen was born Aug. 18, 1889, in Columbus, Kan., the daughter of Calvin and Mathilda Arnold. She came to the Bemidji area while young and attended school here. She was a piano student of Miss Dickinson in 1906 and 1907 and was part of several music programs rendered by a group of about ten young ladies including Etta Gould, Ruby Henrionette, and Lottie McDonald. She graduated from the 8th Grade on May 28, 1907. She and Olive Cunningham played a piano duet for the graduation program. She married Earl Hazen on Aug 24, 1907 in a double wedding performed for the Hazen couple as well as for Everett Bishop and Etta Plummer on a Saturday evening at Bemidji. She played piano for silent movies at theaters in Bemidji and lived most of her life here. She lived in St. Paul from 1962 and 1980, when she moved to Longville to live with her son. She returned to Bemidji in 1982. She died in September 1985 at Bemidji.
Exploring the Rich History of the Bemidji Area