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History
 

B.G.H School of Nursing 1893 - 1974

 

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The first Graduating Class of 1893 with Isobelle Thomas being the first graduate

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The school closed in 1974 after 1188 graduates graduated from school

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Gary Yeo was the last Graduate, and was also the first male to enter the school in 1971

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5 males graduated from the school of nursing.

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Vera J. Preston (1938) became Director of Nursing in 1949 until her retirement in 1984.

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Blanche Easton 1906 became Director of Nursing in North Western Ontario.

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Dorothy Barret Maberley, 1943, was the first B.G.H. Graduate to receive a nursing degree in teaching.

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We cannot forget those who served in World War 2. As well as nursing sister Mary Nunn, 1906, who went overseas in 1916 and joined the Imperial Service, was honoured with the Royal Red Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace.

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The Alumnae was formed in 1923 under the leadership of Miss Maude Arnold (1909)


 
Current Information
  Meetings are presently held 6 times per year with Diane Frizell Besley (1967) being the current president. Some Meetings are held in conjunction with social events and are usually the second Monday of every second month.

2011 Newsletter

2010 Newsletter

2009 Newsletter

 

         
Current Meeting Schedule

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January 9, Annual General Meeting @1:30 Bethel Christian Reform Church

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March 12, Potluck and Meeting @Bethel Christian Reform Church @12noon

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May 14, Johnstown United Church @1:30

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June 2,3,Reunion

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September 10, BBQ @a cottage @12noon

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November 12, Bethel Christian Reform Church @1:30

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December 3, Christmas Dinner @CJ's Social @5pm, Dinner @6pm

We send out a newsletter which includes the registration information for our annual reunion as well as informing all members of our activities, and memorials.

We ask only that you maintain your annual membership fees of $10.00 to receive information of these events and to receive our yearly newsletter.