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Memorable Manitobans: Mary Emma “Molly” McFadden Basken (1896-1970)
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:
Sources: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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