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Memorable Manitobans: Martha Dunn McCarthy (1932-2020)Historian. Born Mary Martha Cecilia Dunn at Almonte, Ontario on 21 December 1932, one of thirteen children of Mayme Moynihan and Dr. John Dunn, she attended St. Michael's College in Toronto where she was the gold medalist of her graduating class, and where she met her future husband, Dr. Donald J. McCarthy. She obtained a Master's degree in Philosophy then, while raising five children, a doctorate in History from the University of Manitoba (1981). Her expertise was in the history of Indigenous peoples of Manitoba and Catholic missionery work in western Canada. She published several books, including To Evangelize the Nations: Roman Catholic Missions in Manitoba, 1818-1870 (1990), Oblate Missions to the Dene, 1847-1921: From the Great River to the Ends of the Earth (1995), and The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (2004). In 1962, she came with her family to Winnipeg and later worked as a researcher for the Manitoba Historic Resources Branch, writing reports on Grand Rapids development and Manitoba steamboats, among others. Her volunteer activities included work with Rossbrook House and the Sisters of Sion. She died at Winnipeg on 8 December 2020. Her articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:
Sources:The Missions of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to the Athapaskans, 1846-1870: Theory, Structure and Method by Martha McCarthy, Doctoral dissertation, University of Manitoba, 1981. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 2020. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 13 December 2020
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