Educator.
Born in the Stinson district, son of William Cowan Olmstead (1881-1955) and Helen “Nellie” Gilmore (1891-1955), he taught at Pikwitonei School, Cardale School, Bethany School, and Waskada School (1950-1951), and served as the Principal of Bethany School (1955), Wellington School (1957-1959), Darlingford School (1959-1963), McCreary School (1963-1964), Nellie McClung Collegiate (1965-1966), and Oak River School (1967-1968). He then moved to Brandon where he resided for 29 years, teaching history at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School.
On 7 July 1954, he married Marjorie Caroline Baldwin (1932-2024) of Kenville at Minnedosa and they had a son and three daughters. He was active with the Daly House Museum and Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame.
He died at Brandon on 17 November 1997.
Marriage registration [William C Olmstead, Nellie Gilmore], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“Engagements,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 June 1954, page 15.
“Museum has new president,” Brandon Sun, 14 July 1997, page 16.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 22 November 1997, page C15.
Obituary [Marjorie Caroline Olmstead], Brandon Sun, 23 May 2024, page 15.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 March 2025
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