Museum / Archive

Elgin County Archives

Part Of

Harley Lashbrook Collection

Description Level

Item

Accession Number

2016-09

Storage Room

Archives Storage Rm. 110

Storage Location

R13 S3 Sh6 B3 282

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

February 12, 1981

Publication

February 23, 2021: Published on Facebook.

Series

Harley Lashbrook Collection - Photographs series

Physical Description

2 photographs : b&w negatives ; 5.7 x 5.7 cm

Scope and Content

Two black-and-white negative photographs featuring Aldborough Public School's skating on the basketball court behind their school, on February 12, 1981.

R13 S3 Sh6 B3 282a was published in the Rodney Mercury on February 12, 1981, with the caption: "Aldborough Public School students have been enjoying a sheet of ice on the basketball court prepared by one of their teachers, Mr. Peter McLachlin. During the recent thaw a rink-size pond appeared and froze, offering a good base, so Mr. McLachlin flooded it a few time the following cold weekend, with the assistance of custodian John Martin, giving students a place to work off their excess energy. Having a rink behind the school permits maximum skating time and is far better and far less expensive than bussing students to Rodney's recreation hall, Principal Dave Ballantine explains. He, teachers, and students are grateful to Mr. McLachlin for arranging the skating rink."

Name Access

Aldborough (Ont. : Township)

Rodney (Ont.)

Rodney Mercury

West Lorne Sun

West Lorne (Ont.)

Subject Access

Schools

Sports and Recreation

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