Letter recalling Agnes Macphail

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Marjorie McKechnie, Author

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Private letter to Donna Mann describes Marjorie McKechnie's childhood memories of Agnes Macphail visiting the Acheson farm at Proton Station and humourous anecdote about Agnes Macphail's impromptu address to a group of farmers from atop a manure spreader.

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Sun. Apr. 8 [n.y.]
Dear Donna,
Have been reading with interest your efforts to revive Agnes MacPhail's [sic] memory. As a young person tales of Agnes were of interest to me, and I recall her visits to my grandfather's farm at Proton Station. (Robert G. Acheson) Grandpa had 6 daughters, five being school teachers, all taught well in the art of eating graciously. Agnes loved Grandma Acheson's gravy and much to the surprise of these five daughters would take a piece of home made bread and slosh it around on her plate to gather all the stray drops of gravy.
My husband, Jack, loved to tell Priceville jokes. At a Priceville picnic Agnes was asked to "speak". There was no ready elevated place from which she could address the crowd so she mounted a near-by [sic] manure spreader and announced that it was her first time to speak from a Conservative platform.
I wish you well in your project. Regret my writing is so poor, but arthritis in my right hand does affect it.
Best wishes,
Marjorie McKechnie
Hanover Senior's Community

Date of Original

April 8 [no year]

Date Of Event

1910-1954

Dimensions

Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 28 cm

Subject(s)

Reminiscing
Storytelling
Macphail, Agnes

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DM1

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Private

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Priceville

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 44.2031277580157 Longitude: -80.630464553833

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