Educator, historian.
Born at Dauphin on 28 November 1898, daughter of Robert George Ferguson and Mary Grace Barker (1872-1946), she attended Wesley College, graduating in 1921, then taught at Spruce Creek School (1922-1924), Molson School (1927-1928), Spring Valley School (?-?), and Birtle Indian Residential School (1959-1960). In 1955 and 1957, she received two Margaret McWilliams Medals for her work in documenting the history of Dauphin and Winnipegosis, respectively. After the death of her father, she moved to British Columbia where she spent 30 years teaching in Indigenous communities. She died unmarried in January 2004 and was buried in the Dauphin Riverside Cemetery.
Birth registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“104 years young,” Dauphin Herald, 19 November 2002, page 39.
Obituary, Victoria Times Colonist, 27 January 2004, page C12.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 June 2024
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