Alumni at large: Changing headspace

Alumni at large: Changing headspace

Dynamic alumnae—and sister—duo raising awareness of the impacts of concussions on Canadians. Concussions are increasingly being recognized as a major health issue in Canada. The impacts of concussion can be devastating: Symptoms and recovery times are wide-ranging and the injury is not yet fully understoodContinue Reading

Photographic memory

Photographic memory

Harriett Goldsborough ’55, shared this memory. Despite becoming adept operators, she, along with pals Ann and Margaret (pictured), Mary F. Williamson ’55 and Marion Magee ’59, never used their switchboard skills again.Continue Reading

Class notes

Class notes

On December 29, 1950, Flavia wed Ernest Redelmeier, a Dutch Air Force pilot turned farmer, in the Trinity College Chapel (now Seeley Hall). She was wearing a remade version of her grandmother’s wedding dress from 1897, with an orange blossom headpiece made by her mother.Continue Reading

Book it

DENNIS BERK ’90. In Déjà vu Lusitania, Louise reveals to her shrink the explosive mystery behind the Lusitania’s tragic demise as she relives her experiences on the liner’s fateful final voyage in 1915. Join her on a trans-Atlantic journey in the gilded age of ocean travel.Continue Reading

Reader letters

I just received my latest copy of Trinity magazine, and was thrilled to see the article about the 40th anniversary Friends of the Library Book Sale. Although I did not have much association with this great book sale (which was in its infancy when I was an 8T4 student), many of my Trinity friends worked in the library and helped out with the book sale.Continue Reading

Trinity students: What are they thinking?

Trinity students: What are they thinking?

Tradition and change. Sooner or later, every Trinity student faces the competing demands of these two very different masters. And as a brand-new student survey reveals, that challenge may be greater today than ever before. The College’s first-ever student experience survey yields fascinating insights into today’s students.Continue Reading

The Trinity Book Sale turns 40

The Trinity Book Sale turns 40

Surrounded by filing cabinets filled almost to capacity with newspaper clippings, archival material and photo albums, Friends of the Library founding member Helen Bradfield, recently retired Trinity librarian Linda Corman, and current Friends president Kathy Girvin gathered in the Friends of the Library office at the John W. Graham library to speak about the 40th anniversary of the Trinity College Annual Book Sale and how far it’s come.Continue Reading