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Rosemary Malaher
Historian. She grew up in Winnipeg attending Kelvin High School and the University of Manitoba, attaining a BA and BPed. She taught for one year in England, 1959-1960 and traveled in Europe before returning to Winnipeg. While raising her family, she was involved in many volunteer activities including the Junior League of Winnipeg and St. Andrew’s United Church. The family enjoyed downhill skiing and she and husband David worked as officials at the Canada Winter Games, held in Manitoba in 1979, and at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. A desire to be active in community affairs led to the Winnipeg Council of Women and an appointment to the Manitoba Environmental Council, both of which she chaired. From 1977 to 1983 she was Executive Director of the Manitoba Historical Society, and subsequently on its Council and Executive. Rosemary has written articles for Manitoba History and The Beaver and co-edited Stories Houses Tell, a collection of articles written by Lillian Gibbons. For the benefit of the Manitoba Historical Society, she prepared and conducted several walking tours in Winnipeg. From 1988 to 1990, she was President of the Society. She was elected as Manitoba’s representative to the board of the Heritage Canada Foundation and served from 1990 to 1996. In 1992, she received the Prix Manitoba Award for her work in promoting local, regional, and provincial heritage. She retired to British Columbia in 1995 and volunteers at the Whistler Museum and sings with the Whistler Singers. Her most recent walking tour was prepared for Centre for Rupert’s Land Studies Colloquium in Kenora in May 2004. She enjoys music, travel handicrafts, and skiing. Her articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:
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