Historic Sites of Manitoba: Dominion Post Office (309 Main Street, Wawanesa, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)

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Postmasters | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The date of construction of this post office on Main Street in Wawanesa, in the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa, is presently unknown.

Postmasters

Period	Postmasters
1890-1915	William Smith Foster (c1843-1915)
1915-1946	William Frederick Charles Foster (1881-1946)
1947-1960	Irene Sarah Foster (1892-1975)
1960-1985	Cecil Clare “Jake” Boneham (1928-1995)
1985	Barbara A. Withers
1985-?	Cynthia D. Letain

Photos & Coordinates

Dominion Post Office at Wawanesa (October 2022) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.59530, W99.68508 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Obituary [Irene Foster], Brandon Sun, 12 November 1975, page 12.

Obituary [Cecil Clare Boneham], Brandon Sun, 30 August 1995, page 24.

Post Offices and Postmasters, Library and Archives Canada.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 10 May 2025

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