- CA DHM 2009.4
- Person
- 1918-1979
Harriet May Chapman (nee McDonald) and her husband, Albert T. "Ab" Chapman operated a farm near Rivers, Manitoba. In 1967, they opened Chapman Museum, a collection of 16 historic buildings reflecting life on the prairies in the early 20th century. Born on October 27, 1918, Harriet was raised in Pendennis district and attended Brandon Collegiate. She married Albert in 1941. To mark Canada's centennial in 1967, the couple displayed their collection of antique crockery jugs. As they accumulated more items, they turned their display into a community museum that became a designated historical site. Aside from running the family farm, Harriet was a member of the Roseville Anglican Church Women and Kirkham’s Bridge Women's Institute. She died at age 60 on March 1, 1979.