“Gene – Gramma To All”
Brenda Drager
45, bookkeeper
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depicts Gramma Gene in her younger days being looked upon as she was in
her older days. She played the piano and loved to garden as is
reflected in this painting. Gramma Gene was the eccentric wife of
George Campbell, discovered and founder of Campbell Mines. The clothing the younger Gene was dressed in reflects the era in which the Red Lake area was settled as does the log cabin in the background. She lived in her own log cabin at “Hell’s Acres” until her passing. I knew and liked Gramma Gene. She was a strong pioneer woman and a larger than life figure in Red Lake’s history. |
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The Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre is a charitable organization, funded by the Municipality of Red Lake and the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. Reg # 87315 2714 RR001
