Name/Title
Wasaga Beach School & Silvercrest Public School Photos (Copies)Entry/Object ID
2020.27.1Scope and Content
Pictures (copies) of Wasaga Beach School and Silvercrest Public SchoolContext
Wasaga Beach School was located at 30 Lewis Street, Wasaga Beach at the current location of the Town of Wasaga Beach Municipal Office. The property for the school was donated in 1937 by Anabel Sage Mills (1919-2009). The new school was built at a cost of $3900 and officially opened on December 10, 1939. Miss Barbara Palmer was the first teacher. The school operated as a public school until it closed in 1972. Students were then sent to Oxbow Park School (Worsley Public School). The school property was purchased by the Town of Wasaga Beach in 1973 for $1 and became the Municipal Office when Wasaga Beach was incorporated into a Town in 1974. Areas of the original school building continue to be used for offices with several additions to the original building constructed since 1974. Mills Park is named in honor of Annabel Sage Mills and is located adjacent to the municipal parking lot and offices. Note that a new school located at 42 Union Boulevard, Wasaga Beach is now known as Wasaga Beach Public School.
From School photo albums:
“Silvercrest Public School was originally a Flos Township School but included many Wasaga Beach students. It was located on the south end of Zoo Park Road and closed in 1972. The property was then purchased and operated by the Wasaga Beach Christian School until the 1990’s. The Christian School subsequently purchased Byrnes Avenue School, and the original Silvercrest property was sold to the Wasaga Beach United Church.”Acquisition
Accession
2020.27Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Dimension Description
Size of individual photosHeight
4 inWidth
6 in
