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Darlene O’Donnell School Pictures

Education, Salt Spring Island United, Grade 1

Grade One class 1946

l-r standing: Miss Lottie Reynolds (teacher),
David Sholes, Laurie Hedger, Scott Alexander, Wes Akerman, ?, Nancy __,
?, Blake Milner, Raymond Young, Tommy S., George Moulton, Donny Goodman, Les Fraser
sitting:
Sylvia Wagg, Melody Tester, Gail Redding, Norma Nelson, Donna White, Wendy Morris, Darlene Akerman, Sharron Crofton, Anne Hollings, Bernice Wheeler, Mary N., Sonja Johnson, Dorothy Dodds

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1946

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: good

Accession number: 2004.002.001

Friends for Darlene Akerman’s Birthday Party

l - r standing:
Diane Carlin, Sonja Johnson, Sharron Crofton, Sheila Carlin, Bernice Wheeler, Darlene Akerman, Wendy Morris.
kneeling l - r:
Clare Harris, Anne Hollings, Roberta Akerman, Lyn Akerman, Marilyn Brown

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1948

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 8.9cm x 12.9cm

Extent and Physical Description: good

Accession number: 2004.002.002

Education, Salt Spring Elementary Grade 2 & 3, 1947

standing row, l-r:
Arthur Howard, Brian Warburton, ?, Blake Milner, ?, ?,Don Cunningham, Kenneth Johnson, Frank Tahouney, Miss Helen Ruckle, teacher
second row, standing, l-r: Ken Sampson, Doug Greenhough, George Moulton, ?, ?, ?, Darlene Akerman, ?, Sheila Milner, Diane Carlin, ?
3rd row, sitting, l-r:
Clare Harris, ?, ?, Wendy Morris, Sonja Johnson, Anne Hollings, Julie Coles, Norma Evanough, Sharron Crofton, Betty Dorval, Norma Nelson, ?, Bernice Wheeler,
front row, l-r
Campbell Malcomson, Raymond Young, Scott Alexander, Norman Brooks, Ken Donkersley

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1947

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: good

Accession number: 2004.002.003

Education, Salt Spring Island School Grade 4, 1949

Miss Coss ‘The Boss’ teacher; Sharron Crofton, David Scholes, Darlene Akerman, Dorothy Dodds, Blake Milner, ?, Ben Greenhough, Doloris Huish, Wendy Morris, Jack Reynolds
2nd row, back sitting:
George Graham, Norman Brooks, Sonja Johnson, John Caldwell, Michael Evans, Don Goodman, Brian Warburton, Mary Nelson, Scott Alexander, Marilyn Brown, Alan Trelford,
front row l - r
?, Clair Harris, Donna White, Anne Hollings, Bernice Wheeler, Raymond Young, Melody Tester

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1949

Responsibility: school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.004

Education, Salt Spring Island School, Grades 3 & 4, 1948

Teacher, Mrs. McLeod (Miss Perry)
back row, standing, l-r: Brian Warburton, Scott Alexander, Jack Reynolds, John Caldwell, Michael Evans, ? Ken Sampson, ?, Les Fraser, Norman Brooks, Raymond Young
2nd row standing, l-r
David Scholes, Donald Goodman, Wendy Morris, ?, Don Cunningham, Sharron Crofton, Dorothy Dodds, Doug Greenhough, Barry Crooks, Blake Milner, ?, ?
sitting, l-r
Bernice Wheeler, Blair Harris, Melody Tester, Sonja Johnson, Anne Hollings, Donna White, Darlene Akerman, Marilyn Brown, Doloris Huish, Norma Nelson
sitting ground l-r
George Graham, Frank Tahouney, Ken Donkersley, David Harris

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1948

Responsibility: school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.005

Education, Ganges School, Grade 5, 1950
back row, standing, l-r:
Duncan Sinclair, Ben Greenhough, Blake Milner, Donna __, Marie Ohmstead, Doloris Huish, Arthur Howard, Alan Trelford
2nd row, standing, l-r:
Teena West, Sharron Crofton, Wendy Morris, Jack Reynolds, Sonja Johnson, Donald Goodman, Michael Evans, David Scholes, ?, Bob Kermode, John Caldwell, Dorothy Dodds, ?, Darlene Akerman, Miss Coss (teacher)
front row sitting:
Marilyn Brown, Melody Tester, Clair Harris, Anne Hollings, Norma Nelson, Bernice Wheeler, Donna White, Mary Nelson, Brian Warburton, Norman Brooks, George Graham, Raymond Young, Scott Alexander

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1950

Responsibility: school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.006

May Queen Gathering at Booth Bay

Wendy Morris, Shirley Sylvester, Darlene Akerman, Mrs. Milner, Margaret (Babe) Conery, Daphne Mouat, Patti Petersen, Melody Tester, Lynn Young

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1950

Responsibility: unknown

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.5cm x 18cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.007

Education, Ganges School, Grade 6

back row, standing, l - r; Scott Alexander, Michael Evans, Norman Brooks, Jack Reynolds, Bob Kermonde, Don Cunningham, Donald Goodman, David Scholes, Alan Trelford
middle row, standing:
Duncan Sinclair, Ben Greenhough, Teena West, Sonja Johnson, Marie Ohmstead, Doloris Huish, Dorothy Dodds, Arthur Howard, teacher, Mrs. Everall (West, )
front row, sitting, l-r:
Donna White, Mary Nelson, Norma Nelson, Sharron Crofton, Wendy Morris, Bernice Wheeler, Melody Tester, Anne Hollings, Marilyn Brown, Darlene Akerman

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1951

Responsibility: school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.008

Education, Ganges School, Grade 7

back row, standing, l - r;
Frank Tahouney, Campbell Malcomson, Lesley Fraser, Alec Reed, Ken Donkersley, Tim O’Donnell, Doug Greenhough, Ken Sampson, Bob Patchett,
middle row, standing: l-r
Bill Coleman, Ken Johnson, Diane Carlin, Tamara __, Chuck Sampson, ?, teacher, Miss Williamson
sitting l-r:
Donna Evanough, Sherry Pappenberger, Julie Coles, ?, ?, Penny Trelford, Peggy Bennett, Betty Dorval, Sheila Milner, Chris Butt

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1951

Responsibility: school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.009

Education, Ganges School, Grade seven

back row standing l-r:
Don Cunningham, ?, Donald Goodman, Scott Alexander, David Scholes, Alan Trelford, John Caldwell, Michael Evans, Ben Greenhough,
standing, middle row:
Miss Williamson, teacher; Donna White, Marie Oamstead, Arthur Hoard, Jack Reynolds, Norman
Brooks, Bob Kermode, Duncan Sinclair, Marilyn Brown, Doloris Huish
front row, sitting, l-r
Norma Nelson, Sonja Johnson, Bernice Wheeler,
Wendy Morris, Mary Nelson, Sharron Crofton, Anne Hollings, Darlene Akerman, Dorothy Dodds

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1952

Responsibility: school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.010

Friends at Darlene Akerman’s birthday party

standing l-r
Barb ?, Darlene Akerman, Anne Hollings, Diane Carlin, Sheila Carlin, Sharron Crofton, Deloris Huish,
kneeling l-r:
Margaret Scott, Lyn Akerman, ?
sitting, l-r
Clare Harris, Wendy Morris, Tina West, Roberta Akerman, Cathy Akerman, Morry Akerman

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1952

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 13cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia faded

Accession number: 2004.002.011

Friends of Darlene Akerman’s

l - r: Barbara ?, Anne Hollings

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1952

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 13cm x 9cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.012

Education, Ganges School 1953

standing, l-r: Norman Brooks, Donald Goodman, Don Cummingham, Earnie __, Bob Kermode, Duncan Sinclair, Jack Reynolds, Ben Greenhough, David Scholes
middle row, l-r
Alan Trelford, Bill Russell, Teena West, Mary Nelson, Dorothy Dodds, Doloris Huish, John Caldwell, Michael Evans, Mr. Thoms, teacher,
back row, sitting, l-r:
Norma Nelson, Sharron Crofton, Sonja Johnson, Darlene Akerman, Donna White, Melody Tester, Anne Hollings, Bernice Wheeler, Marilyn Brown, Wendy Morris,
front row, sitting, l-r
Scott Alexander, Alex Reid

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1953

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.9cm

Extent and Physical Description: sepia good

Accession number: 2004.002.013

Friends from Roman Catholic church

very back row, l-r:
Mrs Hughes, ?, Libby Marcott
next row coming forward:
Sheila Carlin, Ethel Roland, Diane Carlin, Sheila Milner, Mary Nelson
front row, l-r:
Darlene Akerman, Evelyn Russell, Marie Kitchen, __Russell, Leona Roland

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1953

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 14.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.014

Friend of Darlene Akerman’s

Diane Irwin in front of Bob and Molly Akerman’s house, Fulford-Ganges Road

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1954

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 14.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.015

Friends

Darlene Akerman and ? at Cenotaph, Ganges

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1954

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 6.5cm

Extent and Physical Description: good

Accession number: 2004.002.016

Friend of Darlene Akerman

Lil Sampson, now Lil Irwin

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1954

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 13cm x 9cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.017

Education, Ganges School Grade 9, Div 2

back row standing, l-r
Michael Evans, Don Cunningham, David Scholes, Donald Goodman, Duncan Sinclair, Alan Trelford,
middle row standing, l-r:
Ben Greenhough, Bob Kermode, Norman Brooks, Norma Nelson, Donna White, Marilyn Brown . John Caldwell, Jack Reynolds, Miss Olive Mouat, teacher;
front row sitting on chairs, l-r:
Wendy Morris, Anne Hollings, Sharron Crofton, Darlene Akerman, Sonja Johnson, Bernice Wheeler, Teena West, Doloris Huish, Dorothy Dodds,
sitting on ground, l-r
Bill Russell, Scott Alexander, Richard Murakami

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1954

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.6cm x 17.6cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.018

Education, Ganges School Grade ten

back row standing, l-r
Donald Goodman, Alan Trelford, David Scholes, Scott Alexander, Bob Patchet, Norman Brooks, Bill Russell, Bill Harris,
second row standing, l-r
John Caldwell, Michael Evans. Doloris Huish, Cherie McDonald, Marilyn Brown, Dorothy Dodds, Bernice Wheeler, Jack Reynolds, Richard Murakami
seated row, l-r
Mr. Wickens, teacher, Florence Barnes, Norma Nelson, Darlene Akerman, Sonja Johnson, Donna White, Teena West, Anne Hollings, Wendy Morris, Sharron Crofton

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1955

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.6cm x 17.6cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.019

Education, Salt Spring Island, Div. II

back row standing, l-r
?, Scott Alexander

This is a duplicate picture of 2004.002.018

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1955

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.6cm x 17.6cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.020

Education, Salt Spring Island, Div. 3

back row standing, l-r
Donald Goodman, ?, ?, Scott Alexander, ?, ?, ?, Bill Harris
middle row, l-r
?, ?, Deloris Huish, ?, ?, ?, ?, Jack Reynolds, ?,
front row, sitting, l-r
Mr. Wickens, teacher,

This appears to be the same as No. 19

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1955

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.6cm x 17.6cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.021

May Queen at Fulford

Cherie McDonald, May Queen, Wendy Morris, Dorothy Dodds, Joyce Lowe, Evelyn Hughes, ? (standing)

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1955

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 13cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.022

Education, Salt Spring Island, Div 2, 1956

back row, standing, l-r: John Caldwell, Scott Alexander, Donald Goodman, Bill Russell, Bruce Grant, Alan Trelford, Richard Murikami***
middle row, standing, l-r: David Scholes, ?, Florence Barnes, Norma Nelson, Dorothy Dodds, Deloris Huish, Jack Reynolds, Mrs. Sinclair,
front row, sitting, l-r:
Wendy Morris, Marilyn Brown, Anne Hollings, Donna White, Solfrid Satrimo, Josephine Jennings, Pam Cousineau, Darlene Akerman, Sonja Johnson

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1956

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.7cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.023

Modelling Lessons

from l-r
Dorothy Dodds, Margarete Gear, Roberta Akerman, Linda Baker, Pam Cousineau, Darlene Akerman, Merilyn Brown, Joyce Lowe, Lyn Akerman, Cathy Akerman

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1956

Responsibility: private snapshot

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 9cm

Extent and Physical Description: black and white good

Accession number: 2004.002.024

Education, Ganges, 1957, Div 1

standing, from l-r
Richard Murikami, Don Goodman, John Caldwell, David Scholes, Bruce Grant, Bill Russell,Jack Reynolds, Alan Trelford,
middle row, standing l-r:
Miss Rita Oulton, teacher, Doloris Huish, Josaphine Jennings, Dorothy Dodds, Pam C., Wendy Morris,
sitting, l-r:
Darlene Akerman, Merilyn Brown, Anne Hollings, Norma Nelson, Donna White., Florence Barnes,

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1957

Responsibility: W. Gibson, school photograph

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 9cm x 9cm

Extent and Physical Description: good

Accession number: 2004.002.025

O’Donnell, Tim and Darlene’s children

Patricia, Dan, Mark, Shane and Keith

Collection: Darlene O’Donnell

Location: Darlene O’Donnell

Date: 1960

Responsibility: A.M. Sharp Photography

Source: Darlene O’Donnell

Dimensions: 12.4cm x 17.7cm

Extent and Physical Description: good

Accession number: 2004.002.026