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Memorable Manitobans: Anita Ethelmae Wightman Schmidt (1935-2023)Community activist. Born at Winnipeg on 19 April 1935, daughter of Alice Maud Thring (1904-1991) and Reginald Frederick Wightman, she grew up in St. James and received an Arts degree (1956) from the University of Manitoba. On 19 September 1957, she married Lawrence Schmidt (?-?) and they had three daughters. She worked as a librarian, freelance writer, arts administrator, and medical receptionist. She wrote books and stories about history. In 1974, she received a McWilliams Award honourable mention from the Manitoba Historical Society for an essay entitled “Reports and Letters of the Reverend W. H. Taylor”. She died at Winnipeg on 27 February 2023. Sources:Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 21 March 2023. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 21 March 2023
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