 |
List
of Postmasters:
Viola Dale and
McConnell
Source: National
Archives of Canada, Archivia Net - Post
Office DataBase, 2001 |
The 1891 Henderson Directory lists
Viola Dale – "a post settlement on Sec 36, Tp. 14, Rg. 23, west of
1st Mer., in the municipality of Oak River and county of Shoal
Lake. Mail weekly from Griswold, distant 42 miles. Nearest railway,
telegraph and express Strathclair, distant 14 miles. Methodist and
Presbyterian mission services and public school. Middleton, F.,
postmaster" (766)
Post Office
In 1880, Frank Middleton opened
the Viola Dale post office in his home. It closed
when the post office opened in McConnell 1911. The
1884 Henderson Directory list Viola Dale as a post office in the
County of Shoal Lake (365). The
McConnell post office closed in 1970, Bill Thompson being the last
postmaster.
| Name
of office: |
Viola
Dale |
Federal Electoral District: |
Marquette (Manitoba ) |
| Dates: |
Establishment/
re-openings |
Closings |
| 1882-07-01 |
|
| Subsequent
Office Information: |
| Subsequent
name |
Date
of change |
| McConnell |
1911-11-01 |
|
Name of
postmaster |
Military
status |
Date of
birth |
Date of
appointment |
Date of
vacancy |
Cause of
vacancy |
| F. Middleton |
|
|
1882-07-01 |
1897-09-17 |
Resignation |
| Robert Virtue |
|
|
1898-03-01 |
1900-09-17 |
Resignation |
| J.T. Pollock |
|
|
1901-03-01 |
1911 |
Resignation |
| John G. Simmie |
|
|
1911-11-01 |
| Additional
Information: |
Sec. 36, Twp. 14, R. 23, W1 - 1882-07-01 |
| Name
of office: |
Viola
Dale |
Federal Electoral District: |
Marquette (Manitoba ) |
| Dates: |
Establishment/
re-openings |
Closings |
| 1911-11-01 |
1916-05-17 |
|
Name of
postmaster |
Military
status |
Date of
birth |
Date of
appointment |
Date of
vacancy |
Cause of
vacancy |
| James T.
Pollock |
|
|
1911-11-01 |
1916-05-17 |
Closed |
| Additional
Information: |
Sec. 36, Twp. 14, R. 23, WPM - 1911-11-01 |
| Name
of office: |
McConnell
( 5445 ) |
Federal Electoral District: |
Marquette (Manitoba ) |
| Dates: |
Establishment/
re-openings |
Closings |
| 1882-07-01 |
1970-05-22 |
|
| Former
Office Information: |
| Former
name |
Date
of change |
| Viola
Dale |
1911-11-01 |
|
Name of
postmaster |
Military
status |
Date of
birth |
Date of
appointment |
Date of
vacancy |
Cause of
vacancy |
| F. Middleton |
|
|
1882-07-01 |
1897-09-17 |
Resignation |
| Robert Virtue |
|
|
1898-03-01 |
1900-09-17 |
Resignation |
| J.T. Pollock |
|
|
1901-03-01 |
1911 |
Resignation |
| John G.
Simmie |
|
|
1911-11-01 |
1920-07-19 |
Resignation |
| L.P. Anderson |
|
|
1920-10-20 |
1920-12-01 |
Resignation |
| E.E. Hardy |
|
|
1921-02-01 |
1927-04-29 |
Resignation |
| Gordon Murray
Cairns |
OAS |
|
1927-08-22 |
1931-09-04 |
Resignation |
| Lawrence
Scott Findlay |
|
1899-11-22 |
1931-12-04 |
1938-06-17 |
Resignation |
| Earle Burce
Stinson |
|
* |
1938-07-15 |
1942-02-01 |
Resignation |
| John Allen |
OAS |
1891-06-11 |
1942-04-01 |
1952-07-12 |
Resignation |
| Peter Opruk |
|
1894-11-22 |
1952-08-01 |
Acting |
| William John
Thompson |
OAS |
* |
1952-08-31 |
Acting |
| William John
Thompson |
OAS |
* |
1952-10-25 |
1970-05-22 |
Closed |
* In compliance with
the Privacy Act (1983), certain personal information has been deleted from
this file.
| Additional
Information: |
Store
Sec. 36, Twp. 14, R. 23, W1 - 1882-07-01
Sec. 12, Twp. 15, R. 23, WPM
Closed due to Rural Mail Delivery service via Hamiota R.R. No. 1 |
Community Histories:
McConnell Women Institute and History Committee, McConnell, Little Town
Lost. [McConnell]; The Institute, 1979. (out of print)
Sources:
Hamiota Centennial History Committee. Hamiota, Grains of the Century, 1884-1984.
Altona, Manitoba: Friesen Printers, 1984. 741 pages (available from R.M. of
Hamiota, Hamiota, Manitoba, ROM OTO - $35 +postage) - pages 90-91, 94-100,
111-112.
Hamiota Women's Institute. A History of Hamiota
Village and Municipality. Hamiota, Manitoba: Hamiota Echo, 1956. (out of print)
Henderson’s Directory of the City of Winnipeg and
Town of St. Boniface, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Directory Publishing Co. 1884. (Manitoba
Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #4)
Henderson’s Directory of the City of Winnipeg and
Town of St. Boniface, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Directory Publishing Co. 1885. (Manitoba
Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #4)
Henderson’s Manitoba and North-Western Ontario
and Northwest Towns and City of Winnipeg Directory, Winnipeg: Winnipeg Directory
Publishing Co. 1886-1887. (Manitoba Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #4) It is billed
as "The Only Directory of the NorthWest published".
Henderson’s Manitoba and Northwest Territories
and British Columbia Gazetteer and Directory, Winnipeg: The Henderson Directory. 1891.
(Manitoba Legislative Library – (dH) Reel #9)
McConnell Women Institute and History Committee, McConnell, Little Town
Lost. [McConnell]; The Institute, 1979. (out of print) National
Archives of Canada, Archivia Net - Post
Office DataBase, 2001 "Our
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