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22. STODDERVILLE 10-2-5w, Stanley Municipality
In pioneer times the stream which today is known as Glencross Creek had two other names, Calamity Creek and the River Liffy. The latter is the stream that flows through Dublin and was no doubt named by some of the pioneers, originally natives of the Emerald Isle, who settled here in sufficient numbers to have the district become known as "an Irish settlement." Among these were several members of the Stodder family, (John, James and Hugh D.), Alex Wilson, Joseph Johnson, and Hugh Hassard. In 1878 James Stodder became the postmaster of the post office opened in his home, a well known stopping place along the Trail. In later years he built a fine stone house on this site. Various members of the Stoddart family were prominent in Morden during the first years of this century. Daniel Bell Stodder, a younger brother of John and James Stodder, (and a pioneer of the Clearwater district), was the grandfather of the present Archbishop of Rupertsland, Rev. Walter H. Jones. Stodderville was also the home of the first member of the Manitoba Legislature for South Dufferin, Mr. Wm. Winram, elected in December 1879.
