Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

2015.026.007

Title

Wooden Butter Paddle.

Date

[192-].

Description

Butter paddle has a rectangular head and a small handle; one side of the head is smooth, while the other has vertical grooves carved into it, running the length of the paddle head; handle is 1/3 of the length of the paddle head; there is a small hole drilled into the base of the handle portion; small chip in the bottom left side of the paddle head. Owned and used by Daisy Sherritt of Murrayville.

People/Subject

Sherritt, Daisy

Daisy Maud Craig was born in Russell, Ontario on July 24, 1887 to parents Eliza (nee Otto) and John Garner Craig. She married Albert Edward Sherritt in Rapid City, Manitoba, on the 16 Mar. 1909. In 1920 the couple moved to Murrayville, and lived on Old Yale Road (48 Ave.) across from Porter house (the rancher at 217A Street). She had three children, an infant that passed away very young (b.1912, d. 1913), Norman (b. 1920) and Delmar Craig (b. 1929). She passed away on July 24, 1981.

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