Emmeline Flora Bradley (nee Rowe) was born on March 9, 1897 in Brandon, MB. She grew up on the family homestead farm and graduated from Brandon Collegiate Institute (BCI). During her early life, Emmeline suffered a serious illness which required the removal of a kidney at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She married John Bradley (1887-1945) on June 10, 1924 and together they had two children: Grace and Muriel. The family spent many summers at Clear Lake. Emmeline was very active in her chuch as a life member of the ACW of St. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral. She served on the Bishops Committee, traveling throughout the diocese organizing and assisting the the formation of womens groups. Emmeline Bradley died on August 6, 2000 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 Emmeline Bradley about women's work in St. Matthew's Anglican Church in Brandon, MB. Interviewer is Isabelle Heeney.
Notes
History/bio information from the records and Bradley's obituary. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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