Title: Farewell gathering for Mrs. L.W. Kergin

This record describes an item in the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives collection.

Date: [1955]

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w; 13 x 18 cm

History/Biography: Mina Mary Kergin (nee McCaffery) of Toronto came to Prince Rupert with her husband, Dr. Louis Wellington Kergin, in 1912 where he joined his brother Dr. William Thomas Kergin's practice. The couple had three children: Dorothy, a nurse, Edith, and a son, Alan, also a doctor. Louis died in September 1954 shortly after retiring, while Mina passed away on March 12, 1962 in New Westminster.

Scope & Content: Item is a photograph of a farewell gathering for Mina Kergin, the wife of Dr. L.W. Kergin in Prince Rupert. Individuals depicted are Ruth Starr, Dorothy Johnston, Dick Moore, Mrs. Cecil A. Mills, Mrs. W. Jones, Mina Kergin, Sally Dale, Ellen Elizabeth (Nellie) McCaffery, Mr. Dale, Charlie Starr, W. C Ray Jones, Dr. William (Bill) and Muriel Genevieve Kergin, Dr. A. Grey, Bill Scuby, Betty Scuby, Dr. R.G. Large, Alex and Laura Mitchell, Betty Large, Syd D. Johnston and Mrs. Margaret Moore.

Note: Title based on the contents of the photograph.

Name Access:
Kergin, Mina
Kergin, Dr. William (Bill)
Kergin, Muriel Genevieve
Starr, Ruth
Johnston, Dorothy
Johnston, Sid D.
Moore, Dick
Mills, Cecil A.
Jones, Mrs. W.
Dale, Sally
McCaffery, Ellen Elizabeth (Nellie)
Dale, Mr.
Starr, Charlie
Jones, W.C. Ray
Grey, Dr. A.
Scuby, Bill
Scuby, Betty
Large, Dr. R.G.
Large, Betty
Mitchell, Alex
Mitchell, Laura
Moore, Margaret

Subject Access:
Pioneers
Physicians

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.

Accession Number: P982-4-22-1

Record ID: 1581


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