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 Brantford Expositor, 31 Aug 1961     Article detailing some of the items found upon examination of trunks of items formerly belonging to Pauline Johnson and Evelyn Johnson. The items were being catalogued and prepared to be installed at the Chiefswood Museum following its restoration.

 Brantford Expositor, 20 Nov 1961     This article discusses the need for architectural assessment of the Mohawk Chapel in preparation for the installation of new stained glass windows as well as a memorial. In addition, it was noted that two important anniversaries would occur that year, and the importance of the preservation of the building for …

 Brantford Expositor, 24 Oct 1961     This article describes the unveiling of a plaque recognizing the mass Native burial discovered at the Taber Hill construction site in Scarborough, ON.

      "Dr. Gilbert C. Monture, a native of the Six Nations Reserve who has gained world recognition as a mining engineer and tin expert, was nominated for a top international post in London, England, today."

      "The Post Office Department will issue this special five-cent stamp on March 10 to commemorate the strides made by Canada's Indian population and their contributions to the development of Canada. The stamp will be issued on the date of the centennial of the birth of E. Pauline Johnson, famed Mohawk …

      "A slight solemn-faced dancer stamped and whirled at a recent powwaw, watched by curious Indians. The figure in woodland garb was evidently expert in Indian dances but he wasn't an Indian and many in his audience wondered who he was. They were watching John Willis, 24-year-old native of Sunderland, England, …

 Campbell, Marjorie Freeman, The Globe, 25 Feb 1961, p. 11     "The Indian woman who stood facing the critical Toronto audience that evening in 1892 wore a necklace of bear claws and a handmade dress belted with wampum. She gave her name as Tekahionwake, but most of the Torontonians who had come to hear her original poetry knew she was the …

      "Canadian Library Week Program, April 21st, 1961."

      "Are you going to Vancouver? That is the question everyone is asking each other since the Six Nations Indian Pageant Association announced The Pauline Johnson Pilgrimage to her cairn in Stanley Park, Vancouver."

      Program for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of E. Pauline Johnson.

      Letters from Native Voice to Brantford Board of Trade regarding information about the commemoration of Pauline Johnson at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.

      Photograph of the Susan and Richard Johnson Family taken behind St. Johnson’s Church in 1961. The occasion was the memorial service for Edith Sargent. Edith Sargent was known as Edith Anderson before her marriage. Her middle name was Iola. Three generations of the Johnson family are shown: Grandparents, Parents and …

      Photograph of the Anderson Family, including Susan ‘Anderson’ Johnson. taken behind St. Johnson’s church in 1961. The occasion was the memorial service for Edith Sargent. Edith Sargent was known as Edith Anderson before her marriage. Her middle name was Iola. The two sisters, Edith and Mary married twin Monture brothers. …

      Photograph of the Anderson and Johnson Family taken behind St. Johnson’s church in 1961. The occasion was the memorial service for Edith Sargent. Edith Sargent was known as Edith Anderson before her marriage. Her middle name was Iola. Three generations of the Johnson family are shown: Grandparents, Parents and children. …

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      possibly Anderson, Mark (kneeling in plaid shirt) in front. Other children are probably children of Maynard and Iowne Anderon.

 Brantford Expositor, 1961     "Members of the Six Nations' E. Pauline Johnson pilgrimage to Vancouver returned home Saturday with memories of the Calgary Stampede on their heads."

 Brantford Expositor, 12 Dec 1961     "Joseph Logan Sr., the oldest hereditary chief of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy both in age and years as a chief, died Monday on the reservation."

      "Indians from the Six Nations Reserve, in colorful headdress, are seen attending a meeting of the York Pioneer and Historical Society in Toronto."

 Brantford Expositor, 31 Aug 1961     Eight Trunks Give Up Treasures | Stored for Years-Soon to be Displayed The smell of yellowed silk and dusty leather hangs in a basement corridor of the post office building. Three members of the Chiefswood restoration committee are going through eight trunks that belonged to ...