Historic McKay Avenue School Archives & Museum — Attraction in Central Core

My grandpa, Lowell Olsen, was the principal of McKay Avenue School at some point in time before I began forming memories. I was there years later with him and my grandma, after it had been converted to a museum/archive. My grandma said that she had once brought some red table cloths from home to the school for some kind of dinner or party, and she had never got them back. So then we were up in the top floor where the original legislature had been, and just out of curiosity I sneakily opened a drawer in a cabinet against the wall, and there were the almost certainly the same red table cloths. My grandma thought that was very cool, and she was of course happy to leave them there. That was probably at least 25 years ago. My grandpa went on to be principal at Parkdale School after McKay Avenue, retiring in 1988. He lived until...

I have attended this historic building twice recently. The first was for a short retreat. We were placed in a well equipped classroom that had all the modern conveniences a conference room should have but in a historic setting with archival photos and memorabilia all around. The second visit was last night for a Christmas reception. The top floor of the school was the venue. It served as a gymnasium in the remote past and was the seat for a year of our provincial government (1906). The venue served us well. History, decor, photos and memorabilia made it a nice place for our reception. The beautiful sloped ceiling has been restored and the roof above...

Amazing!!! The talented "Mr. Harris" in the schoolhouse was superb 👌 a real eye opener for myself and my daughter. And yes SIR...I will wear more appropriate clothes when I come next time. Skirt no more then 2in above the ankle 😉 amazing time all around and Grandma in the house did an amazing job as well, really got us into the spirit of visiting Grandma and Grandpa's farm. Thank you all you made our visit on January 16th one...