Biography of William J. O'Hern
Author of
Adirondack Characters and Campfire Yarns
Early Settlers and their Traditions
 William J. "Jay" O'Hern lives in rural Camden, New York, where he
worked as an elementary school teacher for thirty-five years before retiring. He and his
wife Bette have raised five children along with several horses, pigs, geese, dogs and
cats. Today, in retirement they enjoy their many grandchildren.
Jay is a graduate of SUNY Auburn and SUNY Oswego and did
graduate work at SUNY Oswego and the College of St. Rose in Albany.
Jay has also worked in the lumber, paper, chemical and
metal fabricating industries. Carpentry, handicrafts, gardening, kayaking, backpacking,
snowshoeing, mountain biking, and writing are his hobbies.
Years of backpacking taught Jay the Adirondack Mountains'
nooks and crags not only had natural beauty, but could be interesting from a historical
point of view. Jay became a 46er in 1he 1980s and has been a member of the Adirondack
Mountain Club (ADK) since 1969. He lectured for Adirondack Discovery for 17 years, for
Sagamore Lodge in Raquette Lake for 7 years and occasionally for the Adirondack Museum in
Blue Mt. Lake.
 Jay's previously
published books include: Life With Noah: Stories and
Adventures of Richard Smith with Noah J. Rondeau (North Country Books); Anyplace
Wild in the Adirondacks, (a self-published book of postcards); and  Adirondack
Stories of the Black River Country (North Country Books) and articles written by
Jay have appeared in the following magazines: Adirondack Life, Fur, Fish and Game, and
Adirondac.
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