Eleanor May Sipley (nee Mills) was born in October 1899 in Chatham, Kent, England. She came to Canada with her parents and siblings in 1907. Eleanor married Joseph Shipley (1896-1989) on February 24, 1925. Together they had five children: Harold, Lorne, Aileen, Lindsay and Allan. The Sipley's lived at Elkhorn until 1979, when they moved to Virden. Eleanor Sipley died on June 8, 1996 in Virden, MB. She is buried at Elkhorn Cemetery.
Custodial History
As part of the Westman Oral History Collection, this collection was accessioned by the McKee Archives in 1998. The original tapes from the Westman Oral History project were deposited in the Brandon Public Library. Copies of these originals were made by Margaret Pollex of the Brandon University Language Lab at the request of Eileen McFadden, University Archivist in the early 1990s. These copies compose the collection held in the McKee Archives.
Scope and Content
Item is an audiocassette tape containing an interview with Eleanor Sipley about life in Elkhorn, MB. Interviewer is Rosalyn Sutley.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and the Find a Grave website. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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