The Lunch Bucket Chronicles: A History of Rural Public Schools in East Parry Sound

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

The Lunch Bucket Chronicles: A History of Rural Public Schools in East Parry Sound

Entry/Object ID

2022.52.01

Tags

Parry Sound, Ontario, District of Parry Sound, Education

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history and creation of public schools in the eastern areas in Parry Sound, Ontario.

Context

The book provides historical context surrounding the creation of the schools including settlement history as well as information on the Public School Education Act of 1871. It also discusses the process of becoming a certified teacher as well as the daily life in a rural public school. It is divided by township, covering: - Monteith and McMurrich Townships - Perry Township - Ryerson Township -Armour Township - Proudfoot and Bethune Townships - Chapman Township - Strong Township - Joly Township - Lount Township - Machar Township - Laurier Township - The Argyle Area Townships - Patterson, Pringle, and Gurd Townships - Himsworth Townships - Nipissing Township - Chisholm Township

Collection

District of Parry Sound, Northern Ontario History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Ontario Association of Superannuated Women Teachers, Gai-Garet Design and Publication

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1950

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Lunch Bucket Chronicles: A History of Rural Public Schools in East Parry Sound

Description

Book discussing the history and creation of public schools in the eastern areas in Parry Sound, Ontario.

Creator

Ontario Association of Superannuated Women Teachers

Date(s) of Creation

1990

Subjects

History, School children, Elementary schools, Free schools, Public schools, Rural areas, Rural schools, Teachers

Notes

"Eileen Thompson 99 Dennie St. Capreol Ont 858-1591" written in pen on the first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Parry Sound, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

603

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-921165-13-7

Dimensions

Width

9 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (City or Town Specific)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 17, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jan 17, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Eileen Thompson

Owner/Agent

Eileen Thompson

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Ontario History (Town or City Specific)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 17th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 17, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 17, 2022