I got this email a while back from a former resident who is trying to track down his family history, maybe one of the readers out there will be able to help him:
Grade 5 – Prince of Wales
My name is David Hansen, and I am a Windsor native now living in the Vancouver area.
I am currently working on various aspects of my family history, and right now I am focusing on their school years. … It was suggested that I contact you, for one thing that I want to do is to find a way to advertise a message that many people would see, and I don’t think that the newspaper is the way to go.
I am trying to find class pictures from the following schools:
For my Dad’s side:
Marlborough School (1933-34, 1937-41)
Prince of Wales School (1934-37, 1941-52, 1958-61)
General Brock School (1940-48, 1952-58)
J.L. Forster (1942-45, 1948-56, 1961-68)
W.D. Lowe (1943-51, 1957-59)
St. Francis School (1938-57)From my Mom’s side:
King George School (1935-38)
Prince Edward School (1938-44).I am also trying to find yearbooks from those periods. I understand that most of the high schools began publishing yearbooks again after World War II. Most of my parent’s and relatives school pictures have been lost over the years. If I could post something on your website or someone else’s that you could recommend, that may be far more effective than a one time newspaper ad.
If anyone has any photos from these years, or has any relatives that attended any of the schools listed above either post a reply in the comments or send me a private email (click here for email) and I can put you in touch with Mr. Hansen.
Marlborough School – 1940
geez i wish i could help him. i’ll see if my mom or aunt have anything from the 50’s / 60’s
What streets did you live on? Where did you work?Maybe I may know someone who worked or lived by you
Where was Marlborough school located? Are there any old maps available that would show this school’s location?
It’s still there.
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Dan- Marlborough is just north of Tecumseh (the part west of Huron Church.) It is one of the feeder schools for J.L.Forster which is north of the school on Felix. Great old schools. A testament to the way they used to build them!
Thanks guys. I’ve seen that school yard many times, but never actually looked at the school. I drove by last night and took a look. Very nice old school, but I couldn’t see a dated cornerstone. Any idea when this one was built?
Dan, probably around 1928-1929. That sub-division was built around the same time as the Bridge.