Summary information
| Repository: | South Peace Regional Archives |
| Title: | Marie Henning fonds |
| Reference code: | 0176 |
| Date: | 1939-2005 (date of creation) |
| Physical description: | 1.5 cm textual records
13 photographs |
| Dates of creation, revision and deletion: | Processed by Karen Burgess August 2005 Added to new database December 2025 – TD |
Administrative history / Biographical sketch
Marie (McFetridge) Henning was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England, in 1924 and came to Grande Prairie with her mother and father in 1926. They settled in the Crystal Creek area. She attended high school in Grande Prairie where where she excelled in softball and track and field, then worked in the Bank of Montreal. She became involved in the Stagette Club, the Majorettes, and the softball team. She married Max Henning, a World War II air force veteran, in 1948, and they had three children: Cam, Donna, and Brenda. Marie worked at the town hall, then for the County, and from 1962 to 1992 for the Provincial Government. Max and Marie established Mac Arabians, raising, training, and showing their Arabian horses. Marie became a very experienced horsewoman and was a leader in the Gymkhana Club, the South Peace Horse Show, and 4-H, and was the teacher of the first Grande Prairie Rodeo Queen. She rode in the Jasper Centennial Trail Ride in 1967. Marie also loved curling, bridge, golfing, and spending time with her six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Marie died of cancer on July 17, 2005.
Custodial history
The records were donated by Marie Henning in May 2005.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of copies of news articles related to family members, clubs that Marie was involved in, sports news, news of the local boys during World War II, and the obituary and copy of the tribute at her funeral. There are also photographs and booklets related to her involvement in the Stagette Club.
Notes
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title of fonds based on contents.
Access points
- Textual record (documentary form)
- Graphic material – photograph (documentary form)
- Women (subject)
- Organizations (subject)
- Family and personal life (subject)
- Sports, recreation and leisure (subject)
Table of contents
Series descriptions
| Series 0176.01: Scrapbook
Date: 1939-2005 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of copies of news articles from a scrapbook, including news of ball teams and hockey teams of the 1940s, news of Grande Prairie men in the R.C.A.F. during World War II, news of the Majorettes and Stagettes clubs, and an article about Mrs. McFetridge and Dr. John S. McFetridge. It also includes a program from a Grande Prairie High School concert of 1941, and Marie’s obituary. Physical description: 0.5 cm textual records Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| Series 0176.02: Stagettes
Date: 1946-1958 (date of creation) Scope and content: The series consists of 13 photographs of Stagette functions including conventions in Vancouver and Grande Prairie, Stagette history and bylaws booklet, Stagazette newsletters and convention programs, and a summary of the Stagettes’ history written by Marie. Physical description: 1 cm textual records 13 photographs Access points: • Textual record (documentary form) • Graphic material – photograph (documentary form) Publication status: Published |
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| File / item list | |||
| Reference code | Title | Dates | Physical description |
| 0176.02.01 | Item – National Stagette Convention | 1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Bette Tissington and Marie McFetridge at the National Stagette Convention. |
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| 0176.02.02 | Item – Stagette National Convention | 1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Delegates at a National Convention of Stagettes. |
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| 0176.02.03 | Item – Stagette National Convention, Grande Prairie | 1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Marie McFetridge (Governor) on the right standing with delegates to the National Stagette Convention Ruth Moffat and Marj Cawsey on the board sidewalk with the D-Coy Armouries building in the background. |
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| 0176.02.04 | Item – Stagette National Convention, Vancouver | 1946 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Marie McFetridge with Ethel Brough, Governor Elect, attending the National Stagette Convention in Vancouver. |
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| 0176.02.05 | Item – Stagette National Convention, Vancouver | 1946 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Marie McFetridge with delegates to the National Stagette Convention in Vancouver. |
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| 0176.02.06 | Item – Stagette National Convention, Grande Prairie | 1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 3 x 5 in. |
| Scope and content:
Marie McFetridge with delegates – Jean MacGregor, Vancouver; Ann Moreside, Vancouver; Marjorie Cawsey, Saskatoon – to the National Stagette Convention in Grande Prairie. |
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| 0176.02.07 | Item – Stagette National Convention, Grande Prairie Rex Harper |
1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Scope and content:
Copy of a photograph showing Marie McFetridge presenting Marj Cawsey, Governor Elect, with a corsage at the National Stagette Convention banquet in Grande Prairie. A group of delegates stand behind them in the Pagoda Room of Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop. |
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| 0176.02.08 | Item – Stagette National Convention Banquet, Grande Prairie Rex Harper |
1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Scope and content:
The National Stagette Convention banquet in Grande Prairie in the Pagoda Room of Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop. |
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| 0176.02.09 | Item – Stagette Fashion Show and Tea, Grande Prairie Rex Harper |
1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Scope and content:
Stagette Fashion Show and Tea in Grande Prairie included Mrs. D.W. Patterson, Mrs. Lawlor (back row), Barb Hofmeister, Agnes Lawlor, Mary O Connell, Jesse Card, Betty Brown, Mary Bilowchuk, Georgina Given, Wanita Patterson, Grace Wishart (also in the back), Betty Carveth and Donna Owens (in the middle), and Betty Tissington, Verna Ulmer, Lena Crystal, Marjorie Mensinger, Adele Roy, Phyllis Oxley (in the front). |
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| 0176.02.10 | Item – Grande Prairie Stagettes | 1946 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Stagettes – include (front row) Norine Sheehan, Fitzpatrick, Elsie Mills, Bette Tissington ; (second row) Sheila Burnett, Peggy Mills, Marie McFetridge, Marg Spicer, Grace Wishart, Pat Frewer; (third row) Donna Owens, Lily Given, Vivian Redwood, Betty Brown; (back row) Mary O’Connell, Georgina Given. |
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| 0176.02.11 | Item – Stagette Fashion Show and Tea, Grande Prairie Rex Harper |
1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 7 in. |
| Scope and content:
Stagette Fashion Show and Tea in Grande Prairie held in the Pagoda Room of Joe’s Corner Coffee Shop as part of the National Convention of the Stagettes. Many of the women in the photograph are identified on the back of the photograph. First row: Marie McFetridge (Henning), Noreen Sheehan, Betty Brown (Turner), ? Saskatoon, Donna Owens, Flora Lawlor (Rankin). Second row: ? Verna Ulmer, ? ? ?, Adele Roy, Bette Tissington (Wilson), ?, Enid Owens, Kay Ross, ? ?. Third row: ? ?, Mary Bilawchuk, ?, Grace Wishart, ? ?, Phyllis R., ?, Pat Frewer, ? ? ? ? |
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| 0176.02.12 | Item – Grande Prairie Stagettes in Uniform | ca. 1950 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 5 x 9 in. |
| Scope and content:
Grande Prairie Stagettes in uniform. The middle row includes Solveig Nordhagen, Grace Wishart, Edith Gaunt, Phyllis Oxley, and Maisie Sinclair (Hoyme). |
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| 0176.02.13 | Item – Grande Prairie Stagettes Host 1947 National Convention Rex Harper |
1947 | 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in. |
| Scope and content:
Copy of a photograph showing Grande Prairie Stagette Marie Henning, Governor, presenting Governor Elect Marj Cawsey with a corsage at the National Convention held in Grande Prairie in 1947. |
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