Name/Title
S.S. #11 Nottawasaga, Buckingham Public School Attendance Register, 1934-1939Entry/Object ID
2020.1302.3Scope and Content
Ontario Department of Education, Public or Separate School Daily Register, hardcover daily attendance registry from Buckingham Public School, 1934-1939.Context
S.S. (School Section) # 11 Nottawasaga, Buckingham Public School was a one-room red brick school house built in 1873 on the N ½ Lot #27 Concession 2, Nottawasaga Township. The land was donated by John Briggs, the owner at the time and Neil McEachern loaned the $1000 to build the school. Richard Fisher, who resided across the road, did most of the building and at the time the school was known as "Fisher's School". Later the school became known as the "Buckingham School" as it sat on 27/28 Side Road which after 1899 was known as Buckingham Sideroad due to the purchase of E 1/2 Lot 28, Concession 2 by the James Buckingham family. The school property was never deeded (as per Simcoe County Registry Office) however on June 26, 1964 the Public School Trustees for S.S. #11 Nottawasaga granted a transfer for the property for the sum of $1500 to Mr. & Mrs. Albert Stein of Nottawasaga who became owners of the 1.2 acres of land. The school closed at this time and area students were transported to Duntroon by bus the fall of 1964.
Teachers at Buckingham Public School:
Miss Myrtle Martin Mr. Clarence Brownridge
Miss McEachern Miss McDonald
Miss Eleanor Osburn (McKean) Miss Doreen Campbell (McDermid)
Miss Marie Cottrell (Bates) Miss Wilma Campbell (Morphet)
Miss Helen Caroll (Perry) Miss Leola McKnight
Miss Ireland Miss Betty McQueen (Robinson)
Mrs. Olive Taylor
Printed on the inside cover is "The Preamble of the Convenant of the League of Nations". Subsequent pages include "Religious Instruction and Moral Training", "Custody and Care of the Register", "General Instructions Re Register Records", "Daily Attendance" for each month, "Summary of Attendance" for each year, "Temporary Teaching Staff" and "Visitors' Register". Student monthly enrollment totals vary from 7 to 13 from 1934 to 1939.Acquisition
Accession
2020.1302Source or Donor
Sharon Kidd (nee Hunter)Acquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
14-1/8 inWidth
8-5/8 inDepth
7/16 in