Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Hyde, Helen
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Description area
Dates of existence
1922 - 2000
History
Helen Lochhead Gibson was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1922. Her family immigrated to Carstairs, Alberta in 1929. After completing high school, Helen graduated from normal school with her teaching certificate and began teaching Bindloss, Alberta in 1943. Teaching in Atlee, Alberta in 1944, she met Cecil Hyde and they were married in 1945. They moved to Athabasca, Alberta in 1951. Helen was employed at Richard’s Lumber as bookkeeper off and on until she upgraded her education in 1968. She taught at Edwin Parr Composite School before retiring in 1987. Helen was a member of the order of the Royal Purple, Athabasca United Church choir, AUC hand bell ringers, Athabasca Public Library Board, Athabasca Players, Athabasca Scottish Country Dance Club and the Athabasca Curling Club where she received an honorary lifetime membership. Helen and Cecil had four children, David, Terry, Glenn and Doug (Lisa). They had seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Helen was predeceased by Cecil in 1985.
Places
Athabasca, Alberta
Legal status
Deceased
Functions, occupations and activities
Bookkeeper, teacher, mother and community volunteer and activist.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Records of volunteerism, community activism, parenting, and teaching from the early 1960s to the year 2000 including photographs.
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Control area
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Maintained by
Institution identifier
ATH
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD
Status
Final
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
July 30, 2020
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Lisa Hyde and Athabasca Obituaries
Maintenance notes
Margaret Anderson