Rosine Lemon
Key Topics: Badmiton, New York City, United Nations, Long Lake
Interviewed by Kayt Gochenaur on 4/19/2018 as part of the Oral History Project at Will Rogers.
Rosine Lemon nee Capehart was born in 1935 in NYC. Rosine grew up in Manhattan, attending Chapin School. Rosine played badminton for the US and won the Junior Open when she was 18. She traveled to Japan and China to play in the Uber Cup, as well as playing in many European countries. After high school, Rosine worked as a secretary at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC for three years. She left her job at the UN and spent time traveling before returning to NY to attend Columbia University. Rosine married Creighton Jones when she was 23, and they moved to Raleigh NC where they had two children. Eventually they moved back to NY, and Rosie and Creighton got divorced. Circa 1966 Rosine married Peter Lemon and they started a business photographing and making brochures for summer camps. This brought the couple up to the Adirondacks frequently and in the late 1970s they decided to move to Long Lake, where Rosine’s children attended high school. There Rosine enjoyed skiing, hiking, and playing tennis. Peter passed away in January of 2016, and Rosine moved to Will Rogers in Saranac Lake after his death.
Interviewed by Kayt Gochenaur on 4/19/2018 as part of the Oral History Project at Will Rogers.
Rosine Lemon nee Capehart was born in 1935 in NYC. Rosine grew up in Manhattan, attending Chapin School. Rosine played badminton for the US and won the Junior Open when she was 18. She traveled to Japan and China to play in the Uber Cup, as well as playing in many European countries. After high school, Rosine worked as a secretary at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC for three years. She left her job at the UN and spent time traveling before returning to NY to attend Columbia University. Rosine married Creighton Jones when she was 23, and they moved to Raleigh NC where they had two children. Eventually they moved back to NY, and Rosie and Creighton got divorced. Circa 1966 Rosine married Peter Lemon and they started a business photographing and making brochures for summer camps. This brought the couple up to the Adirondacks frequently and in the late 1970s they decided to move to Long Lake, where Rosine’s children attended high school. There Rosine enjoyed skiing, hiking, and playing tennis. Peter passed away in January of 2016, and Rosine moved to Will Rogers in Saranac Lake after his death.