Freedom to Play: We Made Our Own Fun

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Freedom to Play We Made Our Own Fun NORAH L. LEWIS, EDITOR Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada This book has been published with the help of a grant from the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for our publishing activities. National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data Freedom to play : we made our own fun / Norah L. Lewis, editor. (Studies in childhood and family in Canada series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-88920-406-3 1. Amusements—Canada—History—20th century. I. Lewis, Norah Lillian, 1935- II. Series. GV1204.15.F74 2002 790.1’922’0971’0904 C2002-903296-2© 2002 Wilfrid Laurier University Press Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5 www.wlupress.wlu.ca Cover design by Kathy Joslin. Cover photograph: All sails set, undated (Kelowna Museum and Archives). Every reasonable effort has been made to acquire permission for copyright material used in this text, and to acknowledge all such indebtedness accurately. Any errors and omissions called to the publisher’s attention will be corrected in future printings. Printed in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior written consent of the publisher or a licence from The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright). For an Access Copyright licence, visit www.access copyright.ca or call toll free to 1-800-893-5777. In loving memory of, and in gratitude to, Mac and Mrs. Mac (Henry and Jean McAughey) This page intentionally left blank ...