Herstory: Mary Erne Duggan
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Title
Herstory: Mary Erne Duggan
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People
Description
An oral history interview done by Helen Lovekin with Mrs. Mary Erne (Maher) Duggan in Schreiber. The interview is a part of the Women's Decade Council Herstory project.
The recording consists of two sides of a cassette tape, available here as two MP3 files. (Click on the speaker logo to play each file.)
The interview uses language that may no longer be considered appropriate, and discusses the schooling of Indigenous children.
In this interview, Mary Erne Duggan reflects on her life and career. She was born in 1891 in Renfrew County, and moved to Schreiber in 1916 as a teacher. She married in 1920 and had children, continuing to teach occasionally after that. She moved from Schreiber to live in Thunder Bay from 1937-1968. In 1945, her husband died and she maintained her career in education.
The interview focusses on Mrs. Duggan's teaching and the cultural changes she witnessed through her career. She taught in schools in North Bay, near Sudbury, in Schreiber, and in Thunder Bay at the Sanitorium, the Mission School (1953-1960), and St. Joseph's Residential School (1960-1968).
In her interview, Mary Erne Duggan reflects on WWI, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and WWII, and her identities as a teacher and as a member of the Catholic Women's League.
The recording consists of two sides of a cassette tape, available here as two MP3 files. (Click on the speaker logo to play each file.)
The interview uses language that may no longer be considered appropriate, and discusses the schooling of Indigenous children.
In this interview, Mary Erne Duggan reflects on her life and career. She was born in 1891 in Renfrew County, and moved to Schreiber in 1916 as a teacher. She married in 1920 and had children, continuing to teach occasionally after that. She moved from Schreiber to live in Thunder Bay from 1937-1968. In 1945, her husband died and she maintained her career in education.
The interview focusses on Mrs. Duggan's teaching and the cultural changes she witnessed through her career. She taught in schools in North Bay, near Sudbury, in Schreiber, and in Thunder Bay at the Sanitorium, the Mission School (1953-1960), and St. Joseph's Residential School (1960-1968).
In her interview, Mary Erne Duggan reflects on WWI, the flu epidemic of 1918, the Depression, and WWII, and her identities as a teacher and as a member of the Catholic Women's League.
Creator
Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council
Rights
Interview is released with permission of Mary Clare Massicotte, granddaughter.
Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Audio
Coverage
Canada - Ontario - Schreiber
Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay
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Citation
Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council, “Herstory: Mary Erne Duggan,” Archives & Digital Collections at Lakehead University Library, accessed April 20, 2026, https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/items/show/14366.
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