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Bessie Marshall

Etobicoke Historical Society Oral Histories by Etobicoke Historical Society

May 1, 202200:30:39Society & Culture

Bessie Marshall was a teacher in the old Islington School around 1919. She taught the primary children as well as home economics to the older students. She talks about the life of a school teacher and her involvement in...

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