Print, Photographic
Ireland House at Oakridge Farm
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| Object Name: | Print, Photographic |
| Classification: | Archival |
| Category: | Documentary Artifact |
| Discipline: | Local History |
| Accession Number: | 987.4.16 p |
| Museum Collection: | Ireland House Museum |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1963 |
| Absolute Date: | 1963 |
| Description: | A coloured photograph of Marie Ireland Bush on her wedding day. The photograph has a white border framing the image. Marie is wearing a blue and white floral patterned dress, with a corsage and white feathered cap. Rev. Noble is to her proper left. The photograph was printed on Kodak Paper. |
| History of Use: | Born on 14 SEPT 1923, Marie was the only child of George Ireland (1885-1972) and Lucy Davis Springer Ireland (1885-1938). Although always called Marie, she was baptized Lucie Marie at St. John's Anglican Church. As a child, Marie loved music and animals; she enjoyed helping her father on the farm and became an accomplished horsewoman. Marie attended public school at S.S. #5, Nelson and graduated from Burlington High School in 1941. She attended McMaster from 1941-42 and then went to Teachers' College. Her first teaching position was at the Moffat Public School. She returned to McMaster 1946-48 graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She taught in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) and Ottawa between 1948 and 1963. Marie returned to Oakridge Farm to be married at St. John's Anglican Church on 23 SEPT 1963 to William Bush; unfortunately, the marriage ended in divorce. Marie then taught at Ryerson Public School in Hamilton from 1965 until she retired in 1977. Throughout her adult life, Marie was involved in community organizations such as the Burlington Historical Society, the Garden Club of Burlington, the Teachers' Federation and St. John's Anglican Church. |
| Unit-Linear: | CM |
| Image Height: | 4" x 6 |
| Subject/Image: | Marie Ireland Bush, Bill Bush |
| Events, Places, People: | Ireland House, Burlington, Ontario |
| Department: | PHOTOS |
| Institution: | Ireland House at Oakridge Farm |
| Institution City: | Burlington |
| Institution Province: | Ontario |
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