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Ross family fonds
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13 cm of textual records
16 photographs
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Alexander Davidson Ross was born in Glasgow, Scotland. For many years, he taught in the Sechelt School District. Both Alex and his wife Helen were active in a number of civic organizations on Bowen Island, including the Bowen Island Improvement Association and the Bowen Island Seniors Housing Co-operative, where Alex was secretary and chairperson. Alex was also an active member of the Bowen Island Softball Association.
Helen Watson Walker Ross was born in Hellensburg, Scotland. She trained as a teacher and maintained a membership in both the Canadian Commonwealth Federation and the New Democratic Party. Helen was a founding member of both the Bowen Island Historians and the Bowen Island Bridge Club. She was the Historians’ first archivist from 1967 to her death in 1983.
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The records of Alex and Helen Ross were donated by their daughter, Ardis Breeze.
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The fonds consists of the records of Alex and Helen Ross. It includes correspondence, financial records, paperwork from the Seniors Housing Cooperative and Bowen Island Historians, climatological data, and draft articles and correspondence relating to Alex’s work as a climatological observer for the Undercurrent newspaper.
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Created 14 August, 2012