John Duncan McDonald was born on April 30, 1893 in Brandon, MB. He attended Winterton and Basswood schools. John married Margaret Emily Greer (1894-1980) in the Greer home in the Moline district in 1917. Together they had four children: Sadie Julia Elva, Robert James, John Elmer and Roy Peter. From 1919-1965, he farmed at Basswood, MB on SW 36-14-20. John McDonald died on January 11, 1989. He is buried at Basswood 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 John MacDonald about pioneer farming. Interviewer is Gordon Shanks.
Notes
History/bio information from the records. Transcript by Desiree Glover (2023). Description by Christy Henry.
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Houses for the people : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890, and the use which has been and can be made of them
2nd ed. revised, 1899; 3rd ed. revised and enlarged, 1900; 4th ed. revied and enlarged, 1906; 5th ed., 1913
3rd ed. : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890 to 1900, and the use which has been and can be made of them
4th ed. : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890 to 1903, and the use which has been and can be made of them
5th ed. : a summary of the powers of local authorities under the housing of the working classes act, 1890 to 1909, and the use which has been and can be made of them
