Harriet Edna Aleta McCall (nee Roddick) was born October 25, 1910 at Brandon Hills, MB. She attended business college, worked a summer as saleswoman at Creelman's Shoe Store, before joining Yaeger's Fur Store in 1929. A saleswoman, Harriet also worked on the fair exhibits for the store. She met her husband Albert Eugene McCall (1907-1955) in 1943, but they did not marry until the fall of 1948, at which point she left her position at Yaeger's. At some point after 1948, but before 1955, the couple moved to Carthage, Texas. After her marriage, Harriet worked with her husband for Old English Lavender, and together they displayed at various fairs and exhibitions in North America. During the Christmas season they also worked with Hudson's Bay Company in their western Canadian stores. Harriet retired in 1973, after which she spent her winters in Texas and her summers in Brandon. Harriet Roddick McCall died on May 23, 1993 in Carthage, Texas.
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 Harriet Roddick McCall about her family history and the Brandon Hills story. The interviewer is Effie McPhail.
Notes
History/bio information from the records. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Conservation
Preservation copy made 2021 (R. Hess)
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Moffat was a Brandon College graduate. She also taught piano in the Music Department in 1921-1923, 1924-1926 and 1927-1929.
Custodial History
Photograph donated by Keith Evans, son of Adelene Monica Bailey and J.R.C. Evans.
Scope and Content
Portrait of Mary Kathleen Moffat.
Notes
Photograph was originally part of a larger item that included portraits of Adelene Monica Bailey (BUPC 8.B.27) and W.L. Wright (BUPC 8.W.15). Writing on the photograph reads "Very Sincerely, M. Kathleen Moffat."
Clara Mae Bulloch (nee Deacon) was born on November 12, 1891 in Elgin County, ON. Her family came to Winnipeg in 1902, settling on a farm in the Dunrea area. Clara attended Brandon Normal School, then taught at Crystal City and Maple Grove. She took Second Class Normal in Winnipeg in 1915, then taught at Newdale and Reston. It was in Reston where she met her future husband, John David Bulloch (1886-1979). The couple married on July 30, 1919 and together had one son, Robert. Clara Bulloch died on July 18, 1985 in Reston, MB. She is buried in Reston 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 Clara Bulloch about her family history and early days in Ninga, MB. The interviewer is Irene Lazenby.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Boissevain-Morton Archives description for the Clara Bulloch fonds and the RM of Pipestone local history "Trails Along the Pipestone." Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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Earle Marshall Currie was born on March 29, 1891 on section 4-3-19 near Boissevain, MB. He attended Fairburn and Boissevain schools. In 1911, he moved to British Columbia where he owned a poultry farm. Earle married Verlie Annie Merle Jones (1898-1997) on September 3, 1919 and together they had four children, including Glenn and Marshall. The Currie's returned to Boissevain for the 100th anniversary of settlement in the area and the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Boissevain in 1981. Earle Currie died on April 12, 1983 in Chilliwack, BC.
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 Earle Currie about early Boissevain, as well as the cement and cement block industry owned by his father George Comer Currie. The interviewer is Phyllis Hallett.
Notes
History/bio information taken from the records. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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