BRICK by BRICK: Swansea Public School 1890-2020
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798707180811
- Series
- Brick by Brick
- Pages
- 167
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-02-12
- Authors
- Karen Munro, Bill McKinlay, Marcia Drummond
Description
Brick by Brick adds important pieces to the larger story of the City of Toronto. Students of Swansea Public School were residents of a village before being absorbed by Canada's largest urban centre in 1967. The school had been built in a prime spot in 1890, where it remains a perfect place to learn and play. Over time, the school has faced its share of challenges, like wars and pandemics, and 130-odd years of growth and change. In his seventeen years there, former teacher Chris Higgins curated the school archives as a hobby. On his retirement he decided to leave a record behind. Adding files from the City of Toronto Archives, Toronto Star and Globe and Mail, input from the community and rare documents - this book is the result. 184 images provide a kind of time-lapse of the school's physical history. Four personal narratives written by former students and staff give the reader a deep sense of their lived experience there. For those who appreciate the wisdom of age, the main character of this story is a school that has known the eras of both Queen Victoria and Donald Trump. "Brick by Brick: Swansea Public School -1890-2020" by Chris Higgins launches on Amazon on February 8, in print and ebook.
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