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Mary Emma “Molly” McFadden Basken
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Author, historian.
Born at Emerson on 2 January 1896, daughter of David Henry McFadden and Emma Storey (1862-1947), she attended Brandon College before marrying Reginald Frederick Basken (1891-1964) on 14 May 1919, at Winnipeg, with whom she subsequently had a daughter, Norma Evelyn Basken (1922-?, wife of James G. T. Fairfield).
A freelance writer and historian, she was a recognized authority in the history of steamboats which plied the rivers of the northern United States, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan River. She was a member of the Manitoba Historical Society, Red River Valley Historical Society, and North Dakota Historical Society, and she served as Second Vice-President of the Winnipeg Branch of the Canadian Authors’ Association.
She died suddenly in her Winnipeg home, 349 Ash Street, on 7 July 1970 and was buried in the Garry Memorial Park.
Her articles for the Manitoba Historical Society:
Steamboating on the Red
MHS Transactions, Series 3, 1950-51 SeasonSteamboat Holiday
Manitoba Pageant, April 1957A “Princess” is Launched
Manitoba Pageant, September 1958, Volume 4, Number 1The First of Many
Manitoba Pageant, April 1959, Volume 4, Number 3The Past Meets the Present
Manitoba Pageant, January 1961, Volume 6, Number 2Steamboats to the Rescue, 1897
Manitoba Pageant, April 1961, Volume 6, Number 3
Marriage registration [Reginald Basken, Molly McFadden], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [Norma Evelyn Basken], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Reginald Frederick Basken], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 February 1964.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 10 July 1970, page 27.
Reginald Frederick Ralph Basken, Geni.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 July 2023
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