Crawford Rose was born on August 6, 1898 in the Rural Municipality of Odanah. A family physician, Crawford had medical practices at Radisson, SK, Coleman, AB and finally Aurora, ON. He retired in 1968. Crawford married Julia Anna Pommer (1902-1977) on September 4, 1926. Together they had two children: Clayton and Mary Elizabeth. In the 1940s and 1950s, Crawford served as Councillor and Mayor of Aurora. There is a Crawford Rose Drive in the city of Aurora. Crawford Rose died in 1990 in Aurora, ON. He is buried at Aurora 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 Dr. Crawford Rose about the Rose family history and their contributions to the Hazlewood district. The interviewer is Gladys Sharpe.
Notes
History/bio information taken from the records. Description by Christy Henry.
Language Note
English
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.
