Dorothy and John Wilson Eedy's Wedding
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a photograph of Dorothy and John Wilson Eedy on their wedding day in 1943.
John Wilson Eedy was born and attended school in St. Marys. After the death of his father, Lorne A. Eedy, he took over the position of publisher/editor for the Journal Argus. He also served as an officer during the Second World War with the Oxford Rifles. During his service he was stationed in Prince George, B.C where he met and married Dorothy May Strom in 1943. They moved to St. Marys several years later
Dorothy May Strom Eedy was very involved in the community as a volunteer and as a Sunday School teacher. She sat on numerous boards including the St. Marys Public School Board, St. Marys United Church, St. Marys Community Living, UCW, Inner Wheel, IODE and the St. Marys Library among many others. She also had a lifestyle and cooking column featured weekly in the Journal-Argus called "Eat at Our House." The articles included a range of topics from home recipes to commentary on daily life and local news. She wrote the column for over 60 years. - Notes
- Condition: good - some marks around edges.
- Date of Publication
- 1943
- Dimensions
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Width: 13.9 cm
Height: 19 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 13.9cm
Image Height: 19cm
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Eedy, John Wilson ; Eedy, Dorothy
- Local identifier
- eedy043
- Collection
- Eedy Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- R. Lorne Eedy
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Eedy Collection. "Dorothy and John Wilson Eedy's Wedding" St. Marys Museum, eedy040.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction.
High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee. - Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:
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St. Marys, Ontario.
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