BUTTON

Description: WHITE BUTTON WITH RED PRINT READS "8TH ANNUAL SHIRTSLEEVE BONSPIEL FEB. 17TH-22ND 1947 LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA". ACROSS CENTRE IS WRITTEN IN BLACK INK "NONNIE(?) MACLEOD HONARY BEST PRESIDENT". INK SLIGHTLY SMEARED.

History: BUTTON WAS GIVEN TO DONOR'S GRANDFATHER NORMAN T. MACLEOD FOR 8TH ANNUAL SHIRTSLEEVE BONSPIEL. HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE LOCAL CURLING CLUB FROM C.1896-1897. EARLY MEMBERS OWNED THEIR OWN ROCKS. THE BONSPIEL WAS HELD IN THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY IN BOTH THE ARENA AND CURLING CLUB AFTER IT HAD ARTIFICIAL ICE. RINKS FROM ALBERTA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA PARTICIPATED IN THE BONSPIEL AND THE CURLERS FROM CRESTON OFTEN BROUGHT APPLES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS TO SNACK ON. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING ONE DONATED BY MARJORIE WELCH'S MOTHER, NORA EVERSON. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SHERLOCK/MACLEOD FAMILY, SEE RECORDS P19960108000 AND P19740093000.