Elphin Public School reunion

Jul 17, 2014

A reunion of the Elphin Public School will be held on Saturday July 26, 11:30am at the Elphin Presbyterian Church hall. Everyone is welcome and there will be a potluck lunch. The cost is $5 and music will be provided by former students.

This circa 1910 photo of a class in front of the school is part of the Izatt photo collection, which was found in the landfill at the McDonalds Corners municipal dump. The photos are now in the Lanark County Archives. The two girls sitting in front of the teacher are Emma and Christina (Tina) Balfour; tallest girl in back row is possibly Laura McIntyre; fourth boy from left in the back row is George Gordon, who was born in 1899. The first girl from front left is Dorothy Duncan. George Gordon's 1899 birth year has helped to date this photo to about 1910. Based on the fact that this photo is part of the Izatt family collection, it makes sense that one or more Izatt children are in this photo. Most likely candidates are Edith Izatt (born 1898) and Thomas Izatt (born 1901).

Thanks to Charles Dobie for providing the photo and for all his help. For more information and interesting photos from many different areas, please visit his informative website: freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cdobie/