Brandon’s City Solicitor 1880’s; Elected MLA for Brandon 1888; Became Man. Attorney Gen. 1891; Federal MP for Brandon 1896; Appointed Queen’s Council 1895; Appointed Minister of the Interior 1897; Owner of the Winnipeg Free Press; noted and prizewinning horseman.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Sir Clifford Sifton K.C.M.G. (Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George)
Stuckey's notes: Inscription: Erected in memory of the pioneers of CREEFORD DISTRICT Who built here in 1892 The Old Stone Church KNOX PRESBYTERIAN The Memory of the Just is Blessed 1956.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CREEFORD church replica, north of Douglas, Manitoba.
Notes
[Brandon NE includes communities north of Trans-Canada #1 highway and east of PTH #10.]
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives and a print in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered the negatives (294a) to (294c) and the print (294a-p)].
Stuckey's notes: Inscription: Erected in memory of the pioneers of CREEFORD DISTRICT Who built here in 1892 The Old Stone Church KNOX PRESBYTERIAN The Memory of the Just is Blessed 1956.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CREEFORD church replica, north of Douglas, Manitoba.
Notes
[Brandon NE includes communities north of Trans-Canada #1 highway and east of PTH #10.]
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives and a print in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered the negatives (294a) to (294c) and the print (294a-p)].
Stuckey's notes: Inscription: Erected in memory of the pioneers of CREEFORD DISTRICT Who built here in 1892 The Old Stone Church KNOX PRESBYTERIAN The Memory of the Just is Blessed 1956.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CREEFORD church replica, north of Douglas, Manitoba.
Notes
[Brandon NE includes communities north of Trans-Canada #1 highway and east of PTH #10.]
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives and a print in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered the negatives (294a) to (294c) and the print (294a-p)].
Stuckey's notes: Inscription: Erected in memory of the pioneers of CREEFORD DISTRICT Who built here in 1892 The Old Stone Church KNOX PRESBYTERIAN The Memory of the Just is Blessed 1956.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Image of CREEFORD church replica, north of Douglas, Manitoba.
Notes
[Brandon NE includes communities north of Trans-Canada #1 highway and east of PTH #10.]
The McKee Archives is the copyright holder of the Stuckey materials.
Storage Location
Lawrence Stuckey collection
Arrangement
[Mr. Stuckey put three negatives and a print in one envelope. We have separated them and numbered the negatives (294a) to (294c) and the print (294a-p)].
Lorne Melville Rogers was born on May 24, 1910 in Brandon, MB. He attended Mount Vernon School, before taking over the family farm. Lorne was on the Mount Vernon School Board for a number of years and also Forrest Elementary. He was a member of the Manitoba Pool Elevator and served on the local board. In his earlier years, he played the violin in a band for many Red Cross programs and dances in the war years. Grace Ellen Howard was born on January 10, 1910 in Stony Mountain, MB. The family moved to the "Rugby Farm" near Forrest in 1924. Grace completed her schooling at Rugby School.
Grace and Lorne married on November 20, 1934 and together had two children, Doris and Norman. The couple farmed the Rogers family farm together. Grace was active in the St. George's Red Cross during the war years and St. George's ACW. She was also a member of the Forrest Legion Auxiliary, and enjoyed flower gardening, sports, music and cards. Grace and Lorne retired to Brandon in 1983, where they enjoyed senior activities together, as well as travelling. Grace Rogers died on March 10, 2001 in Brandon, MB. Lorne Rogers died on December 19, 2001 in Brandon, MB. They are both buried at Rosewood Memorial Gardens.
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 and Grace Rogers about early agriculture. Interviewer is Frank Anderson.
Notes
History/bio information from the records, the Forrest and District local history "Family Trees & rural Roots," and Grace Rogers' obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Audio Tracks
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