Museum curator.
Born at La Broquerie on 27 April 1903, daughter of Emma Vandale and Alfred Irenee Benoit, sister of Marius Benoist, she was a crusader for the restoration and preservation of Manitoba’s French-Canadian heritage. Her efforts resulted in the restoration of the Grey Nuns residence in St. Boniface and its establishment in 1967 as the St. Boniface Museum, for which she was its first curator. She also served for the Red Cross, Community Chest, Patriotic Salvage Corps, and Le Cercle Molière. In recognition of her community service, she was given a Good Citizenship Award (1965). She was married to postal supervisor Joseph Henry Lane (1908-1976).
Birth registration [Marie Angelique Irene Benoit], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Golden Boys honor 12 Manitobans,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1965, page 1.
Obituary [J. Henry Lane], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 January 1976, page 30.
Death registration [Joseph Henry Lane], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 May 2023
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