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Rita Marrocco in conversation with Janet Muise in 2016.

Rita Marrocco in conversation with Janet Muise in 2016.

Janet Muise is sitting on the left and Rita Morrocco is sitting on the right.  They are in a house. Janet: The title “A light from one candle” […]
Avryle Wilson – Co-op Kids

Avryle Wilson – Co-op Kids

Avryle Wilson remembers winter traditions with the kids. Avryle Wilson sits in side a house in front of a sideboard with candles on it.  Her hands are folded […]
Sweat Equity Exhibit featured during Doors Open, 2016

Sweat Equity Exhibit featured during Doors Open, 2016

Together around the original time clock are (from left) original co-op builder Betty Dale, Mary Marrocco and her mother Rita Marrocco, (author of The Light from One Candle), […]
Sofia on the shoreline

Sofia on the shoreline

Twenty years later, Walter’s granddaughter Sofia Mucci was able to enjoy the waterfront at Murray Street Park. Walter’s own children had known the spot as a great place […]
The Komadoski family at the Sweat Equity exhibit

The Komadoski family at the Sweat Equity exhibit

The Parent Tribute Poster was a collage of the photos of the parents taken at the time of the build. For many of the children raised in the […]
The Co-op at 60 Working Group, 2016

The Co-op at 60 Working Group, 2016

The group’s mission was to honour their parent builders on the 60th anniversary of the co-op. Initially, they planned just a one-day event. As they gathered details of […]
Co-op women take a moment together

Co-op women take a moment together

Many families remained in their co-op-built homes, so a leisurely walk to the park was an opportunity to catch up with other co-operators and to introduce children and […]
Dorothy and Pat with their children

Dorothy and Pat with their children

Co-operative homebuilding required the strong alliance of husband and wife as well as the teamwork of the men who would build together. The wives were vigilant on the […]
Auxiliary Fundraising

Auxiliary Fundraising

A keen interest in their church and school communities meant lots of volunteer work for co-op Moms and Dads of all faiths. Volunteering became part of their lives, […]
A visit to the neighbours

A visit to the neighbours

Albertine would battle the red clay all the years of tending her magnificent vegetable garden.
Barb Colleary with her daughter, Barb

Barb Colleary with her daughter, Barb

Grassy lawns eventually replaced muddy yards, to the delight of Barb Colleary and her daughter.   Barb: Oh that red mud. Oh [emphatic] the mud. Everything was dyed […]