Material is in English.

These interviews were conducted by Donald John Wilshere as part of his MA in education. These interviews ultimately formed the basis of his thesis, "The Experience of Seven Alumni Who Attended Shingwauk Residential School as Children 1929-1964." Don Wilshere completed his MA at the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.

"The Club Star" made its first appearance in mimeograph form in 1945.  It was a newsletter published out of the Garnier Residential School and was met with an enthusiastic reception from the boys, their parents, and friends of the school. 

The name Club Star was suggested by Henry Deere. The Club was a special prerogative of the Senior Boys.  It was open nightly from 9pm to 10pm and was a place where they could play bridge, checkers and other games, read the newspapers and listen to the radio.  The idea of the paper originated from the Club and the paper mainly recorded the activities of the Senior Boys. The newsletter's tagline was "A monthly bulletin published by Garnier Residential School, Spanish, Ont."

In 1953 under new editorship the publication's name was changed to "The Garnier Star." This version of the school newspaper was edited and guided by staff at Garnier.  A later iteration of the same publication known as the "Garnier Club Star".  It was first published in September 1957.

It was edited and produced by the Intermediate Garnier Club (grades 7 & 8).The Intermediate Garnier Club was a student run club that was responsible for planning various activities for the spiritual, social, speech and sports committees.  The club also worked to published the monthly school newsletter.  Subsequent monthly issues of the "Garnier Club Star" were created by the student club in conjunction with the high school boys and girls.

Edward Francis Wilson was born in the Islington borough of London, England in 1844. he is the son of Daniel Wilson and Lucy Sarah Atkins. He was born into a family prominent in evangelical circles in England.  His patternal grandfather was the bishop of Calcutta.

Instead of following in the clergy footsteps of his family, Wilson opted to study farming. Wilson emigrated to Canada in 1865 with ambitions of becoming a farmer. However, upon his arrival he studied at Huron College in London, Ontario with the goal of becoming a missionary in Canada. He was ordained as a deacon on December 22, 1867 by the Bishop of London at the Chapel Royal in England. He returned to Huron as part of the Church Missionary Society. Wilson met his wife Frances (Fanny) Spooner in 1863 and they were married on June 3, 1868. They had eleven children

Wilson's early missionary work under the Church Missionary Society was focused on conversion of Indigenous peoples in Southwestern Ontario to the Anglican faith. This work was with Indigenous communities in Sarnia, Kettle Point, and Saint Claire First Nation. He also worked with the communities at Sauble, Cape Croker, and New Credit.

In 1871 Wilson moved to the Sault Ste. Marie and Garden River First Nation region. He was the founding principal of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School from 1873 until 1892 when he retired from missionary work and moved to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. He was also responsible for the construction of schools in Batchawana Bay, Nipigon, Elkhorn, Manitoba (Washakada Home for Girls and Kasota Home for Boys), and Medicine Hat.

Wilson wrote and published extensively, including the following works: 

• The Ojebway language: a manual for missionaries and others employed among the Ojebway Indians. (1874)
• Shingwauk Hymn Book. (1877)
• Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians. (1886)
• Report on the Sarcee Indians. (1888)
• Our Indians in a New Light: A Lecture on the Indians. (1890)
• Our Forest Children, contributor and publisher (1887-1890)
• Canadian Indian, editor and contributor (1890-1891)
• Algoma Missionary News and Shingwauk Journal, editor and contributor (1876-1889)
• Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. (1895)
• Autobiographical Journal: From Barnsbury, England to Barnsbury, Canada, 1868-1908 (PDF).
• The Object of the Bible (1914)

Wilson's writing can also be found in the Shingwauk Principal letter books, which include his outgoing correspondence from his time as Principal at the Shingwauk Residential School in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Bernice Logan (nee Mason) (19 Jun 1931 - 29 Jan 2022) was a staff member at two residential schools. Bernice taught at All Saints Residential School school in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan from 1949-1952. She taught at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario from 1952-1955.

In the early 2000s Bernice Logan formed a group called the Association of Former Indian Residential School Workers.

Bernice is pictured on right with a group of students at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.