Lorne Vincent Dunn was born on March 13, 1906 in Smith Falls, ON. He came to Boissevain, MB with his family in 1917. Lorne married Edith Leila Coultis (1902-1998) in Russell, MB on September 10, 1927. In February 1928, the couple came to Boissevain and Lorne opened a grocery and dry goods store with his brother Glen. The couple raised their four children - Joan, Oral, Berith and Beverley - in town. Lorne sold the store in 1949. He then did accounting work until 1953, when he became a member of Investors Sydicate of Canada, retiring in 1970. Lorne enjoyed golfing and curling and was a member of the Agriculgural Society. In retirement he took an interest in the Drop-In Centre. Lorne Dunn died on December 17, 1983 in Boissevain, MB. He is buried at Boissevain and Morton 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 Lorne Dunn about the general store, L&G Dunn, he operated with his brother in Boissevain, MB from 1928-1949. Interviewer is Phyllis Hallet.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Boissevain Morton local history "Beckoning Hills Revisited," and Dunn's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
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