Oakville Images

Oakville Recreation Commission, Henderson Base Line Park Day Camp Staff

Description
Media Type
Image
Text
Item Type
Clippings
Description
The Oakville Recreation Commission operated several summer day camps on the Sixteen Mile Creek. This newspaper clipping is from the 1957-1959 years when these high school students were camp leaders. The teenaged leaders went first to Fisher's Glen Leadership camp in Norfolk County on Lake Erie for training.
Notes
Photographs in the collection are courtesy of Janet (Lees) Timbrell and Ross Wark, camp leaders 1957-1959.

This is one of a series of photographs and memories of working as a leader at one of the Oakville Recreation Commission summer day camps in the late 1950's. To see all the records, click on "Groups of Related Records" "Oakville Recreation Commission Day Camps."

To view a better satellite image of the areas, use Google Earth, @ 43.477619 -79.796429. You will see the old Rotary Park dining hall building still tucked back in under the tree canopy.
Inscriptions
Newspaper Caption: Top Flight and Staff – Much of the credit for the efficient running of the Oakville Recreation Commission’s summer day camp at the Henderson Base Line Park goes to camp director Kay Perkins, seen here, left, outlining a day’s program to counselors Carol Redshaw, Barbara Hall, Pat Hester, Heather Ramey, Janet Lees, Kay Craig, and Janet Perkins.
Subject(s)
Local identifier
TTOIMNK0019
Collection
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.4761232117062 Longitude: -79.7980015240478
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Recommended Citation
Oakville Recreation Commission, Henderson Base Line Park Day Camp Staff
Contact
Trafalgar Township Historical Society
Email:michelle@tths.ca
Website:

Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
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