Boersma, Mark

Transcript of audio interview - First teaching job in South Athabasca. Married Carl in 1952. Offered private kindergarten in basement of the United Church. Returned to complete B.Ed. degree, majoring in English, in 1976. Taught all levels of school. Retired in 1988. Taught private music lessons. In her career, she taught approximately 3000 students (9 pages)

Transcript of audio interview - Grew up in Wabasca. Had 14 siblings. School was taught by nuns. Talked about learning to do beadwork. Mother would sell moccasins and other leather work at Treaty Days. Lived in High Prairie, where she worked at the Youth Assessment Centre (8 pages)

Transcript of audio interview - Married Thomas, had 2 sons, Ron and Dick. Talks about the town of Athabasca, the Depression in 1929, Colinton. Went to Plum Lake School. Her father and a partner started a general store in Colinton. Talks about schools in Colinton, Perryvale, and Athabasca. In 1987 Jean retired after 40 years of teaching. (14 pages)

Transcript of audio interview - Talked about family tragedies, family life. Worked at Union Hotel and with Elizabeth Fry Society, prison rights advocacy for women (14 pages)

Transcript of audio interview - Parents came from Kansas, USA. Taught school from Grades 1 to 8. Married James Smiley. Talked about school years, family, farm, moving to Colinton. Husband worked for Flin's Store in Colinton (8 pages)