Mary Louis "Minnie" Bollert^[1]

1876 - 1945  (68 years)

• Name	Mary Louis "Minnie" Bollert
  Born	24 Aug 1876	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Minnie Louisa Bollert
  Eby ID Number	00013-1154.2
  Died	31 Jul 1945	Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia   [2]
  Person ID	I16088	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ernest Robert Bollert,   b. 9 Jul 1850, Suhl, , Thüringen, Germany ,   d. 8 Feb 1938, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Malinda Croft Bowers,   b. 16 Nov 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1920, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1874	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F4288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Louise Bollert was the first Dean of Women at the Univesity of British Columbia. She arrived at UBC in 1921 in the new role of "Advisor to Women" and became "Dean of Women" in 1922 when her position was renamed. She remained at UBC as Dean of Women until her retirement in 1941. She also held the position of Assistant Professor of English and was a member of the UBC Senate from 1933-1941. She is remembered for her work for women students, including her fight to create proper resident accommodation for women, her creation of a women's student loan fund to help assist women, and her belief that educated women could work together to change society for the better. Mary Bollert Hall, at 6253 Northwest Marine Drive, originally built as a women's residence, is named for her. Cemetery, M., America, N., Columbia, B., District, G., & Cemetery, M. (1876). Mary Louise "Minnie" Bollert (1876-1945) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26304362/mary-louise-bollert

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 292. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Columbia, B., District, G., & Cemetery, M. (1876). Mary Louise “Minnie” Bollert (1876-1945) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26304362/mary-louise-bollert. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009844-74. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Ernest Robert Bollert Age: 24 res: Harriston, Wellington Co. Place of Birth: Prussia, Germany Names of Parents: William Bollert & Louisa Fischer Bride: Name: Malinda C. Bowers Age: 20 res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Cyrus Bowers & Elisabeth Croft Witness(S): Name: Joseph Bowers res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Maria Bowman res: Blair Date of Marriage: Sept. 2, 1874 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Sep 1874. 02 Sep 1874 By Pastor Tuerk in Berlin, at the home of the father of the bride, Robert Bollert, merchant, of Harriston, was married to Malinde Bowers, daughter of Cyrus Bowers, Esq., Waterloo Township.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Aug 1876 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Jul 1945 - Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Buried - - Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia  = Link to Google Earth