BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Jensen (nee Webster), Catherine Renee (1914-2004) Back to all Biographical Files Because of her community activism, Catherine Jensen was known by many as the unofficial mayor of the West End (Vancouver). She opposed development proposals and...
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Johns, Ethel (1879-1968) Back to all Biographical Files See Margaret Street, Watch-Fires on the Mountains: The Life and Writings of Ethel Johns (in archives library) Ethel Johns spent her early life in North Wales, as an adolescent accompanying her...
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Johnson (aka Johnstone) (nee Archibald), Margaret Etta (1871-1929) Back to all Biographical Files Margaret Johnstone was active in the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses, serving on numerous committees and championing the elevation of...
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Adamson, (nee Stewart) Grace “Torchy” (1927-1992) Back to all Biographical Files See Oral History files, Fonds 18, Series 3, Subseries 8 Nicknamed “Torchy” because of her red hair and outgoing personality, Grace Adamson graduated from Vancouver...
BIOGRAPHICAL FILES: Albee (nee Brownlee) Beryl K. (1921-2012) Back to all Biographical Files Beryl Albee was born and raised in Edmonton, graduating in nursing from the Vancouver General Hospital in 1944. She was an active volunteer in her Nanaimo community, serving...
