Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Burnaby May Queen

 

I still check Facebook.  I get tired of all the advertising and try not to visit sites that are depressing, click bait and sponsored.  I really enjoy the pages from communities in the lower mainland.  I follow the Burnaby Nostalgia group.  They posted this picture of the Burnaby May Day Queen in 1929.  My mother's sister Winnifred Jeffery was the May Queen!  She is in the middle row second from the left.  I recognized her immediately.  I forwarded the picture to her daughters.  Sometimes Facebook can really surprise you and bring back wonderful memories of special people.  

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