Civil servant.
Born at Calgary, Alberta, son of Joseph Douglas “Doug” McFarland (1901-1984) and Ethel Mildred Peterson (1902-1994), he came to Winnipeg at an early age and attended Kelvin High School and St. Paul's High School. He received a BA degree (1960) from Concordia College at Moorhead, Minnesota and an MA degree (1980) from the University of Manitoba. His 22-year career in the provincial civil service including being Director of the Historic Resources Branch and Secretary of the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba (1973-1983) then Head of the Heritage Properties Unit with the Manitoba Parks Branch (1984-1991). He also served on the Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee (1979-1980). On 10 June 1961, he married June Phyllis Weber at St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church and they had two daughters. He died at Winnipeg on 26 July 2022.
“Engagement announcements,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 1961, page 29.
Death registrations [Joseph Douglas McFarland, Ethel Mildred McFarland], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Joseph Douglas McFarland], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 October 1984, page 45.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 2022.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 March 2024
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