Farmer, heritage advocate.
Born on 30 October 1918, son of English immigrant farmers Charles James “Fred” Clack (1881-1955) and Constance Bayliss (1888-1960), he and his brothers Douglas “Doug” Clack (1916-1993) and Frederick St. John “Fred” Clack (1922-1990) began collecting antiques in 1945 that led, in 1983, to establishment of the Clack Family Heritage Museum. The facility eventually comprised some 16 buildings. He died unmarried at Hamiota on 13 July 2014 and was buried in the Oak River Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clack Family Heritage Museum (RM of Oakview)
1921 Canada census, Ancestry.
Birth registration [Frederick St John Clack], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Last of the Clack brothers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1995, page D1.
“Curator soon 95, still active in museum,” Rivers Banner, 6 September 2013, page 8.
Obituary, Brandon Sun, July 2014.
We thank Jim Brown for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 July 2026
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