Mr. Stuckey's notes: Pub: Mainline Modeller 11/88.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of loading producer cars on CPR, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivision (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway).
Mr. Stuckey's notes: Pub: Mainline Modeller 11/88.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of loading producer cars on CPR, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivision (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway).
Stanley Adaljon "Stan" Oleson was born on November 10, 1931 in Glenboro, MB. He received his education in Glenboro, and was briefly a school teacher. He then worked for the Royal Bank (1948-1950), the Glenboro Post Office (1950-1951), Canada Packers (1951-1956), as secretery of the Village of Glenboro (1956-1964) and as secretery-treasurer of Tiger Hills School Division for many years. Stan also served as a councillor and later Mayor of Glenboro (1969-1973), and was a founding member of the Glenboro and Area Foundation and the Manitoba Association of School Business Officials. Stan married Charlotte Louise Kingdon (1932-2017) on August 29, 1952. The couple had three sons: Christopher, Davin and Kelly.
Active in curling, Stan was a director of the Manitoba Curling Association for 22 years and was President of the Canadian Curling Association (1992-1993). In connection with his work in curling administration he received numerous awards, including: Honorary Life Member of the Manitoba Curling Association (1968); Honorary Life Member of the Glenboro Curling Club (1982); inductee to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame (1991); Honorary Life Member of the Canadian Curling Association (1994); inductee to the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame (1995); and Honorary Life Member of the Pembina Curling Club (1997). Stan was also a founding member of the Manitoba Baseball Hall Of Fame (1996), and was inducted to it as a builder in 2001. Stan Oleson died on December 23, 2018 in Glenboro, MB. He is buried at Glenboro 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 Stan Oleson about his life and his involvement in the sport of curling. The interviewer is Irene Brown.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, Oleson's obituary and the Manitoba Historical Society website. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
Conservation
Preservation copy made 2021 (R. Hess)
Audio Tracks
Media missing or recording not available.
An unexpected error occurred.
Update Required
To play the media you will need to update your
browser to a recent version, or update your Flash plugin.
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of Holy Ascension Ukrainian RC Church, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivision (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway).
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CPR 5908-5524-5560 and Station, Minnedosa, Manitoba. Image was taken along the CPR Minnedosa & Bredenbury subdivision (ex. Manitoba & N.W. Railway).
%2c+Minnedosa%2c+Manitoba.){kind=link}
){kind=link}
