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[ca.1895] - 1976 (Creation)
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20 cm of textual records
5 photographs
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The history of the Cave-Browne-Cave family in New Westminster begins with the sisters Mabel and Beatrice Cave-Browne-Cave. The family lived in Liverpool, England with Mabel was born in 1881 and Beatrice in 1883. Beatrice and Mabel were both highly accomplished musicians. Mabel played piano, violin, cello, and others, while Beatrice played piano since she was five. In 1910, Beatrice had become interested in folk dancing in England after attending a display of dances put on by the students of Cecil Sharp. She became one of his earliest students. In 1911, Mabel and her father were the first members of the family to arrive in New Westminster in order to run a music school the family had purchased. Beatrice and her mother arrived in 1913 and Beatrice worked as a teacher in the public school system, the profession she had practiced in England. In 1915 she was asked by the City of New Westminster to teach May Day dances for the annual May Day celebrations to the school children after refusing her earlier offers made since 1913. Her instruction thus became a fixture in New Westminster. Eventually Beatrice joined Mabel in teaching music at the Stretton Academy of Music which operated out of their house at 114 First Street. The house contained three teaching rooms with several pianos. Mabel passed away on April 21, 1958 at the age of 76. Beatrice continued to teach music well into her nineties. Beatrice passed away on February 15, 1987 at the age of 103.
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Beatrice and Mabel Cave-Browne Cave were gifted musicians who taught music to many residents of New Westminster for many years. This series consists of notebooks, loose notes, essays and instructions, music and dance guides, music notation, general inspection report, and a guest book.