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Carolyn O'Neil - "Women in the Community"
2012
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada


Credits:
Video loaned from MNH Auxiliary (Women of Kirkland Lake Exhibit 2012)

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During the winters, Mabel trapped and hunted; she gained notoriety after bagging the biggest moose on record at the time in the district, the spread of its rack being 63.5 inches.

Proud of her independence, Mabel was quoted as saying, "I always managed to support myself and those who were dependent on me. I always worked, even when there were no jobs to be had. I had to make work then, like cutting wood and selling it. But I never asked for help." (Article: Kirkland Courageous, by Olive Petersen, Northern Daily News, June 29. 1967)

Mabel continued to be a vital part of the community of Swastika until health concerns landed her in the Kirkland Lake Hospital where she died at the age of 91, in 1976. She is fondly remembered by many, to this day.