The Bulkley Booster Vol. 1 No. 3
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- Date Range
- January 1924
- Collection
- The Bulkley Booster fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- GMD
- textual record
- newspaper
- Scope and Content
- Bulkley's first farm machinery, Capt. J. S. Wilson school appointment, traffic in Topley, "Song of the Bulkley Home Makers", "Optimism", North Bulkley school concert, Golden Keys establish hospital, church section, home section, school section, five years of South Bulkley Farmers' Institute, Topley…
- Collection
- The Bulkley Booster fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Fonds No.
- BF3
- Accession No.
- 1978.6
- Physical Description
- 1 cm textual records
- Date Range
- January 1924
- History / Biographical
- The Booster Bulkley was published monthly, covering social activities and school life from Rose Lake to Barrett. The first issue was published on November 22, 1923. The original editorial committee consisted of representatives from different districts of the Bulkley Valley: community leader Reverend L. Clinton Johnson (Convener), and schoolteachers Miss E.G. Stratton (Houston), Miss R.O. Stewart (North Bulkley), J. Ronald Todd (Topley), Frank Rendle (Forestdale) and Miss G. Keith (Rose Lake). The Interior News of July 30th 1924 reported that “The popular young pastor and the school teachers … undertook the publishing of a community newspaper, which … carried the boosting beyond the name and each month breathed optimism.” In spring 1924, the Booster staff also held a series of concerts/dances throughout the District, appearing at Topley, Houston, Forestdale and Decker Lake. The Booster had a short run, with only seven issues ever published, but reportedly enjoyed great success among its audience. Proceeds from sales of the paper were used to start a school library in Houston.
- Scope and Content
- Bulkley's first farm machinery, Capt. J. S. Wilson school appointment, traffic in Topley, "Song of the Bulkley Home Makers", "Optimism", North Bulkley school concert, Golden Keys establish hospital, church section, home section, school section, five years of South Bulkley Farmers' Institute, Topley community piano, the Trail Rangers, supplement (earthquake, Houston provincial party).
- Subject Access
- The Bulkley Booster
- Type of Record
- Archival Description