Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1951

Date

1951

Materials

BRONZE, STEEL

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.6

Length

27.0

Width

2.6

Description

CONSISTS OF A BRONZE PENDANT; PENDANT HAS 4 SIDES, BUT IS WIDER AT BOTTOM. ENGRAVED ON PENDANT IS "STM GIRLS E 1951 WON BY ELAINE". SUSPENDED FROM A BRONZE CHAIN WITH A STEEL CLASP. CLASP CONSISTS OF 2 PIECES OF STEEL HINGED TOGETHER, AND ONE CLIPS TO THE OTHER.

Subjects

PERSONAL SYMBOL

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

MEDAL FROM THE SUNSHINE TRACKMEET AWARDED TO DONOR ELAINE LIEBELT WHO ATTENDED WARNER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LATE 1950S, GRADUATING IN 1960. DURING JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ELAINE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL LIFE. IT IS SAID THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THURSDAY AFTER SCHOOL, ELAINE HAD SOME ACTIVITY EVERY NOON HOUR, AFTER SCHOOL AND EVENING. SHE PARTICIPATED IN BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, TRACK AND FIELD, SCHOOL BAND (PLAYED TROMBONE) AND WAS A MAJORETTE AND CHEERLEADER. ELAINE ALSO STUDIED PIANO UNTIL GRADE 9 AND IN HIGH SCHOOL WAS YEARBOOK EDITOR AND WAS PART OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL. ELAINE ATTENDED THE PROVINCIAL RECREATION LEADER TRAINING SCHOOL IN 1958 AND 1959 SPONSORED BY THE WARNER COMMUNITY AND TAUGHT CLASSES IN THE COMMUNITY UNTIL SHE WENT TO UNIVERSITY. ELAINE PLAYED HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FOR THE WARNER WARRIORETTES FROM THE TIME SHE WAS IN GRADE 8 AND ONCE IN HIGHSCHOOL, SHE COACHED THE WARNER JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS’ TEAM. AT THE GALT’S REQUEST IN APRIL 2010, DONOR ELAINE LIEBELT PROVIDED MORE DETAILS WITH REGARDS TO HER PERSONAL OWNERSHIP OF THE MEDAL AND RELATED OBJECTS P20010047048-55. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SUNSHINE LEAGE, PLEASE REFERENCE P20010047047. THE NARRATIVE BELOW IS IN HER OWN WORDS. FOR A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EMAIL, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE. *** “THIS MEDAL WAS WON WHEN I WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS OLD AT THE SUNSHINE TRACK MEET. I USUALLY TOOK PART IN EVERY EVENT FOR WHICH I WAS ELIGIBLE. ALTHOUGH, I CANNOT TRULY REMEMBER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT EVERY CHILD RECEIVED ONE OF THESE TRACK MEET MEDALS.” ***

Catalogue Number

P20010047053

Acquisition Date

2001-12

Collection

Museum

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