Today’s reader submission comes from Kari who found this photo amongst photos that came from her Grandfather’s house.
On the back of this photo it simply reads:
Now, most of my knowledge of our history is confined to the city. Is anyone out there familiar with county history? Anyone know anything about the building? I think that the S.S. stands for “School Section”.
I’m assuming it’s a school, but I suppose you never know…
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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I know that school in Colchester as well but hate the fucker that lives there.
Thanks for posting this Andrew... and thanks to John for the link to that book. It's very interesting!
John, I 'Googled' a bit further and found several examples for the acronym RCSS. This reference is fairly clear:
"A giant stride towards preservation of language came in 1908, when the French settlers in Baxter established their own institution, Roman Catholic Separate School No. 3, Baxter...." and can be found at: http://www.cottages4sale.ca/history.html
Then again this may not be an accurate representation either.
Not that it matters... but I guess the location of RCSS No.4 Anderdon is still unknown.
This is a photo of the "Cheese Factory School", RCSS #11, which opened in 1906 in a former cheese factory building. It was located on the Anderdon-Malden Townline (now Alma St.) between the 5th and 6th concessions of Anderdon. RCSS refers to Roman Catholic School Section.
This is for Robert, Nov. 17,2009.If you remember sawdust on the floor at the A&P downtown, you must have been in the meat cutting room not the sales floor of the store. I worked at that store from June 1966, until Jan . 1969. From 1956 till 2002 I worked in many A&P stores, the only sawdust was in the cutting room.
At one point in the fifties there where three Loblaw stores, one A&P, and one Dominion store on Ouelette Av. LOblaws between Park and Wyandote also at the corener of Shepard on the west side of the street,and the one you mention on the east side.