Found in the Newspaper - Frederick Baragar
As Fred Baragar continued to be very active in the local community after the First World War, both as a teacher and otherwise, mentions of work in which he was involved pop up from time-to-time. Above are a selection of articles from The Winnipeg Tribune (full papers linked below) featuring Fred from the 1920s through to his obituary from 1964.
While not pictured above, even small mentions such as Fred being out in Elm Creek for “several weeks” in August 1921 found their way into the newspaper. Perhaps he was home on the farm, helping with the harvest?
In 1927, we find Fred running the skating program while a teacher at St. John’s High School. By the 1930s, Fred was also involved in the Wesley Grads’ Association (later as president of the United College Graduates after it was re-named, which he continued to be involved with over his lifetime).
Many newspaper mentions of Fred are connected to his work as a teacher or school administrator. In 1936 he was featured in a column on “Who’s Who in City Schools” while Principal at Principal Sparling School. His photo was included again in 1938 as part of an article on new principals when he took on the principal’s role at Laura Secord School. On 8 March 1939, Fred was on CKY radio speaking about the subject “history” for a Department of Education Broadcast. A 1940 article showcases his involvement in Manitoba Educational Association debates around the amalgamation of history and geography under the subject “social science”.
During the Second World War, we know that Fred continued his work as an educator, but also used his First World War experience to help prepare the Manitoba-based reserves. In one article from 1942, We see that “Captain F. D. Baragar” is leading a battery in a Field Artillery exercise done by Reserve battalions.
Fred continued to be involved in education work both in and out of schools his whole life. In 1944 we see him serving as “Finance Convenor” for the Manitoba Teachers’ Society. In 1961, even after retirement, Fred Baragar took up teaching again at the age of 70 in “Winnipeg’s newest and smallest school” (a building on the Manitoba Teachers College campus), where 22 students - unemployed adults - could upgrade their education in order to better find employment.
A further listing of many of the ways in which Fred was involved in the Winnipeg community are included in his obituary, which was published 2 days after his passing on 3 October 1964. The Winnipeg Tribune obit is broken into two parts in the images above.
