| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Collection | | No.: | PR2525 | | TITLE: | Margaret Judge collection | | CREATOR: | Mrs. J. W. Judge | | DATE RANGE: | 1898, 1930 | | EXTENT: | 0.02 m of textual records | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Margaret Ethel Menzies was born April 6, 1887 in Ontario to David R. and Jane (McGee) Menzies. The family moved to Edmonton, Alberta in the 1910s. Margaret married John William Judge on September 30, 1919. They had two children, Larry and Robert. J.W.Judge was an Alberta tax expert, working for the Alberta Government for many years, including as Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1946 until 1955. Mr. Judge died October 12, 1962. Margaret died May 14, 1970. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The collection consists of two publications, The Klondike Official Guide prepared by William Ogilvie, Dominion Land Surveyor and Explorer, published under the authority of the Department of the Interior, and The New North: The Gateway, written by F.S. Wright for Town Topics Publishing, Edmonton, 1930, which advertises the natural resources and financial opportunities of Edmonton and the Peace River Country. | | GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the biographical sketch is taken from Edmonton Journal obituaries and census information. |
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