George Harrison "Peter" Younge was born on October 17, 1902 on homstead section 14-10-28 in the Springvale District. Peter farmed with his father and brother until 1932, when he married Agnes Charlotte Thomson (1905-1998). Following the marriage, the couple purchased and resided on NE 1/4 19-10-27; over the years they would acquire three additional quarter sections. On the farm, Peter and Charlotte raised five children: Joe, Bill, Jack, Dorothy and Laura. For many years, Peter also operated a threshing outfit. Within the Springvale community, Peter served as a trustee for the school, a councillor for Ward I of Wallace Municipality, a director of Manitoba Pool elevators - Hargrave, Virden Co-op and Virden Credit Union. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a fraternal member of the Virden Legion. Peter and Charlotte retired from active farming in 1976, and moved to Virden, although they spent a lot of their retirement travelling. Peter Younge died on December 28, 1991 in Virden, MB. He is buried at Virden 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 G.H. Younge about homesteading and pioneer days in Buckingham and Springvale districts. Interviewer is Elmer Armstrong.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the local history "Binding Our Districts" and the Virden local history "Hometown Virden." Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Audio Tracks
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