Top edge shows damage - two tears and in the upper right
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1942 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of blue and silver (white), as well as the class motto "Excelsior" ("Ever higher"). The flag features the names of the graduates stitched in white. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Jim Nelson, Alixe Meadows, Joe Boreskie, Dot Korman, Art Lamont, William Peden, Edith McFadden, Garth Chalmers, Harmona Jones, Ellis McLaren, George Campbell, Dot Tinline, Lewis Bridge, Henry Nordon, Bill Bell, Nevone Houck, Norm Armstrong, Roy Webb, George Ingham, Ruth Ramsden, Don Reisberry and Art Large.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dennis Hurley/Tim Shackel (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
An album that was donated to the McKee Archives by Lenore (Gusdal) Dinsdale ’45. The album contains candid shots of student life from approximately 1942-45.There are 154 pictures of various sizes with explanations of the events and people photographed
Notes
RED ALBUM. Donated by: Lenore (Gusdal) Dinsdale ‘45
no. 1. The scope and character of the investigation -- no. 2. Mechanization and farm costs -- no. 3. Agricultural credit -- no. 4. Rural roads and local government -- no. 5. Land tenure -- no. 6. Rural education -- no. 7. Movement of farm people -- no. 8. Agricultural markets and prices -- no. 9. Crop insurance -- no. 10. The Home and family in rural Saskatchewan -- no. 11. Farm electrification -- no. 12. Service centers -- no. 13. Farm Income -- no. 14. A Program of improvement
Maude Marie MacDonald (nee Evans) was born on May 23, 1910 in Indian River, Ontario. In 1913, her family moved to Manitoba, settling in the Brookdale area. She attended school in Brookdale and at Brandon College, graduating with a BA in 1930. After graduating from Normal School in Saskatoon, she taught at Justice, Brookdale, Brandon, Kemnay, Ochre River and Carberry, before retiring in 1971. Marie married George MacDonald (1913-1989), who she met while teaching in Ochre River, in June 1937. The couple had three children: Janet, Karen and Donald. In 1951, Marie and George bought Maxhame, a farm near Brookdale. She continued to live on the farm after George died. Marie loved gardening and reading, and in her later years, she enjoyed travelling. Marie MacDonald died on January 25, 1996 in Winnipeg, MB and is buried in Carberry Plains 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 Marie MacDonald about education in Manitoba, particularly her experiences as a teacher from 1931-1972. Interviewer is Dorothy P. Martin.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and MacDonald's obituary. Transcript by Victoria Newham (2020). Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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Pearl Hill MacDonald (nee Donogh) was born on January 29, 1891 on a farm in the Souris & Griswold area of Manitoba. From 1912-1915, she took nurses training at Brandon General Hospital. She then worked in Ninette, MB at the Sanitorium from 1923-192, before returning to Branond where she worked at the Brandon Nursing Home until retiring in 1972. Pearl married Alexander Shaw MacDonald (1886-1961) in 1919, and raised a stepson. Pearl MacDonald died on December 6, 1990 in Brandon, MB. She is buried at Brandon Municipal 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 Pearl MacDonald about nurses training at Brandon General Hospital, 1912-1915. Interviewer is Marjorie Lange.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, Manitoba Vital Statistics and the Brandon Municipal Cemetery website. The records spell Pearl's last name as "MacDonald" but her headstone is spelt "McDonald." Description by Christy Henry.
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MacDonald tied for the Gold Medal in General Proficiency and won the silver medals in Mathematics and Zoology. She also studied music while attending Brandon College.
Scope and Content
Graduation portrait of Margaret Ann MacDonald, class of 1959.
