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Donors and Supporters
This year, generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and governments kept history alive by contributing a total of $3,361,753 to Canada’s National History Society. We sincerely thank all supporters. Gifts of $100 or more have been recognized in this honour roll. You can also download or print a pdf of the full Annual Report for 2022–23.
In the company of Adventurers
Sincere thanks to the generous leaders whose major, multi-year contributions are specially recognized in the company of Adventurers.
Hudson’s Bay Company History Foundation
Founding Patron and largest private donor to Canada’s National History Society
$500,000+
The Molson Foundation | TD Bank Group
$250,000 – $499,999
Colin J Adair Charitable Foundation | W John & Diana Bennett | Canada Life / Canada Vie | Dorothy Hollingsworth in memory of her husband William Nobleman | Edward & Stella Kennedy | Bruce MacLellan & Karen Girling | The Northpine Foundation | Power Corporation of Canada / Power Corporation du Canada | Richardson Foundation / La Fondation Richardson | H Sanford & Deborah Riley | River Philip Foundation | The Wilson Foundation | The Winnipeg Foundation
$100,000 – $249,999
James W Burns† | Bill & Judy Caulfeild-Browne | The Jackman Foundation | The Pollard Family Foundation / La Fondation de la famille Pollard | Jim & Leney Richardson | David Ross & Audrey Loeb
$50,000 – $99,999
E James Arnett | The Asper Foundation | James C Baillie | Douglas Barrington | Bell MTS | John Cleghorn and Family | James Cowan & Barbara Johnston | Honor Bonnycastle de Pencier & Michael de Pencier | Charlotte Gray & George Anderson | Greg Latremoille | Joe Martin | Michael† & Joy Phelps and Family | Richard W Pound | Michael & Barbara Rea | J Derek Riley† | Diane Stampfler† | Jean Vogan†
Honour Roll
This year, generous individuals, corporations, foundations, and governments kept history alive by contributing a total of $3,361,753 to Canada’s National History Society. We sincerely thank all supporters. Gifts of $100 or more have been recognized in this honour roll.
VISIONARIES $100,000+
Colin J Adair Charitable Foundation | The Northpine Foundation
COMPANIONS $50,000 – $99,999
W John & Diana Bennett | Edward & Stella Kennedy* | Bruce MacLellan & Karen Girling* | H Sanford & Deborah Riley*
GOVERNORS $10,000 – $49,999
Bill & Judy Caulfeild-Browne* | James Cowan & Barbara Johnston | The Jackman Foundation* | Greg Latremoille* | Macquarie Foundation | Gwyn Morgan & Patricia Trottier* | The Pollard Family Foundation* | Power Corporation of Canada | Michael & Barbara Rea* | The Wilson Foundation | The Winnipeg Foundation
OFFICERS $5,000 – $9,999
Honor Bonnycastle de Pencier* | John Cleghorn and family* | Daat Charitable Foundation on behalf of Mira and Saul Koschitzky* | Tom Kierans & Mary Janigan* | The Margaret Ann & Donald S | McGiverin Foundation* | Dave Obee* | Rob Richards* | James Richardson & Sons, Limited and Affiliated Companies* | David Ross & Audrey Loeb*
VOYAGEURS $1,000 – $4,999
E James Arnett, KC* | The Asper Foundation* | J William Asselstine* | Marilyn and Charles Baillie Family Foundation* | Douglas Barrington* | Paul & Kaye Beeston* | John Blachford* | John Burnes | Janet E Bush* | Sandra Crabtree | Michael Cruickshank | Trudy Doerksen* | Focus Hyundai | Paul J Gibbons* | Charlotte Gray & George Anderson* | Dorothy Hollingsworth in memory of her husband William Nobleman* | Donald Jordan* | Audrey Kenny* | Alison Taylor Love* | Gary Lukassen* | Joe Martin* | Dr Cheryl Susan McWatters* | Doug Paterson* | Richard W Pound* | Ian Robinson | Stikeman Elliott | Stephen Rybak | Beverley Stewart* | Ron Veale* | Warren Walker* | Michael & Cheryl Williams | Wongs Association of Ontario | 2 Anonymous Donors
EXPLORERS $500 – $999
D Altman | Marina Barnstijn | Robert Blakely | John Bonnycastle | Catherine Bratty | Brian Ronald Carr* | David J Cartlidge* | Danielle Chartier & Clay Vandel* | Susan M Church* | Garry Comber* | Tim Cook* | Garfield Emerson* | Ross Farewell* | Martin M Farnsworth in memory of Judith Anne Molyneux Farnsworth* | Michael Wesley Fawcett | David Feather | David B Flemming* | Patricia Gerow | Peter Griffin | Brian C Grose (HBC 1964-1998)* | David C Halkett* | R Alan Hambrook* | Scott Hand* | Doug & Margaret Hatlelid* | Alistair Hensler in memory of Albert Arthur Hensler* | Thomas Hickey | John Madley Hofer | Eleanor Huband* | Brian F Hubka* | Judith Hudson Beattie* | Gerald Hughes* | Christl Jemelka* | Paul Jones* | J Peter Jonkman* | Laurence Kempffer* | Gwyneth E Kingham | Howard & Myrna Leaman* | Keith MacLellan | John Maher | Lorna Marsden* | Jamie Martin* | Ian McIlreath | Deborah Morrison | Donald K Newman O.C. LL.D. | Murray Noble | Patricia & Gerald O’Brien | Neil H Orford - Defining Moments Canada, Ltd* | Mark C Reid* | LCdr S Richardson | Michael Slawny* | F H Stevens | Andrew Stewart* | Rodney Swarek* | Richard Van Loon* | Roderick Wade | Brian Wadsworth* | Janet Walker* | Melony Ward & Kevin Weiss* | Martha Wilder | David & Lois Williams* | Garth & Betty Wilson | 2 Anonymous Donors
NAVIGATORS $250 – $499
A-K: Robert J Abelson | Leslie Ahlstrom | Gordon E Arnell | Norma Jean Atkinson | Jim Bowie | Victor Brandl | Colleen Brock | John Brockway | Brunansky-Foster Lake Lodge | John Butcher | John Buttars | Keith Byram | John P Case | Harold Chmara | Margaret Coleman | Suzanne Davidson | Dr Chris Decker | Margaret & Douglas Derry | Eunice Dyck | Marie Emery | Marsha Erb | George Fallis | Richard & Judith Field | Darcy M Gordon | Robert Gregory | Harriet Healy | Don Heath | Robert Hutchison | Jan W Jansen | Steve Koerner
L-Z: Brian Lagimodiere | James & Maggie Laing | Lorne & Pat Larson | David Leigh | Philip Lind | Charles Lindsay & Susan Hunt Charitable Fund | D George MacIntosh | Stuart MacLeod | Ian A C McCallum | Anson McKim | Terrence J Metcalfe | Thom M Mowry | John & Pauline Mustard Foundation | Jack Ondrack | Carla Peck | Ed & Fern Peppler | S E Purdy | John W Puusa | Nancy Riley | Gary Rogers | Robert E Russell | Richard Scott | Bill Siksay | Karen Sinclair | Eric W Slavens | Jim M Smith | Peter Smith | Joanne R Sutherland | T M Taylor | Stephen Thomas | Geraldine Thompson | David J Westfall | Brock Winterton | Alison & Rick Young in memory of Rolph Huband | Norman Zepp & Judith Varga | 7 Anonymous Donors
PATHFINDERS $100 – $249
A: Lewis Abbott | Kim Adair | Robert Adams | Ronald R Andersen | Murray J Armstrong | Vicky Ash | Dolores Ast
B: Tina Babij | D Bacon | Herbert E Bagnall | J Baird | David Bamford | Paul R Banneman | R Barkhouse | Alan Barnes | Robert C Barnett | L Bartlett | Alice Baumgart | Cynthia Baxter | Jean Rae Baxter | Charles Beer | Cheryl Belanger | Warren Bell | Jeanne Bergevin-Vollebekk | Cameron & Eloise Berry | Milton R Best | Diane Biehl | Ed H Bieker | Carolyn J Bird | Lynda Black | Paget Blaza | Ted Bobb | Julia Boberg | Clare Booker | Alan C Bottomley | Lynne E Bowen | Stephen Bowman | Dale S Boyd | Frank Bradley | Elise Brais | Beverley Brennan | Jerry Brett | Michelle Brisebois Pellicer | Robin Brooks-Hill | G Brotherston | Peter Broughton | Gerald Brown | Norma Brown | Ernest Bruton | Ruth Bryan | Richard Burgess | Rob Burkitt | Eugene D Burles | Barrie Burns | Wayne Burns | A Buskas
C: G Cairns | John Calvert | Beryl L Campbell | Jack Candlish | James Caputo | John Carley | Paul Carroll | Jean Carruthers | Doug & Suzanne Carty | Laura Chapin in memory of Dr Donald F Chapin | David Chapman | Patrick Chisholm | Bi Ciarallo | Donald Clarke | Kay Clarke | James Claydon | Laurene Connor | Robert W Cook | Juliette Cooper | Ian K Crain | Mark Cullen | William Cumming | Dr Patrick J Curran
D: Lois Dalby | Kerry Dangerfield | Philip Davis | Sheryl Davis | Mary Defoa | Lonny Dereski | Aileen Desbarats | Stephen N Di Tommaso | P Dingle | Kelly Douglas | M Downey | Laura Drake | Robert A Du Laux | George HS Duddy | John Dumesnil | J Dunn | Paul Dunne | Monique Durette
E: Martin Eady | Elizabeth Earle | John & Martha Edmond | Herb Egloff | Hugh Eisler | William Elderkin | Anne Elliott | George Emiry | Murray & Judith English | Barry V Evans
F: James J Fairfield | Aaron Fenton | Mike Fertice | K Findlay | Ross Forrest | Susan Fox | Malcolm Foy | Richard Fraser | Karen Fydenchuk
G: Anne Galle | T S Garland | Elizabeth Garven | Agathe Gaulin | Alice & Ray Gazeley | Elaine Geddes | Jane Gibson | Marcel Giroux | Larry A Glassford | Katarina Glozic | Ruth Gover | Carol Graham | Harvey Grossman | Kenneth Grower | Richard Grubb
H: David Haigh | Charlotte Haldenby | John Hall | Peter Hannen | Anne Harker | Paul T Harker | Deirdre Hart-Balkwill in memory of S R Balkwill | Rollin Haseltine | Susan & Glenn Heath | Sholto Hebenton | Margaret Heffernan | Laurie Hellens | Jeffrey Hemming | Dorothy Herbert | James Hersey | Brent Hesje | Carolyn Hines | Russell Hiscock | June M Hodge | Elane Hoggett | Judith Holmes | F W Hooper | Jonathan Horlick | M P Horne | Charles & Cynthia Hou | Charles Huband | Eileen Hulse | Louise Humeniuk | Lanson & Karen Hunt | G Hyam
I-J: Richard Isaacson | John Iwanic | Jerry & Michele Iwanus | Robert H Jardine | A Jelinski | Gail Johnson | Robert Johnston | Marilyn Joseph
K: Kajioka Family | Rose Kasperski | Lorene Kayser | John & Jane Kean | Elaine Keillor | Mary Kellam | Liz Kerr | Donald Kidd | Barry King | Gerry Klein | Lauren Konok | Miriam P Kramer | Donna Krucik | Elizabeth Kurth in memory of Evan Gerald Birks
L: Richard Laidlaw | John Larcombe | Joann Larock | Jean-Luc Lavigne | Ron Lemon | Louis M Lenz | Nelson Lester | Marla Libke | Annette & Bevan Lindsay | Ronald Locas | Barbara Lopatriello | Daphne Loukidelis | Pat Luxford | Kathleen M Lyne | Carla Lyon
M: Catherine Macdonald | Ronald MacDonald | James Macdonnell | Brenda M MacIsaac | Joan F MacKenzie | Duncan L MacLennan | B MacNabb | Gaston Mandeville | Guy Mandeville | Clayton Manness | G E Manson | Elizabeth Marmura | I Marshall | Fritz Martens | Patricia Martin | Peter Martin | Paul A Mast | Brenda McCarthy | Donald McCay | Leonard McClelland | L McDonald | John D McFadyen | Bruce E McGrath | Joyce & Darcy McKeough | Donald McKibbin | Robin McLean | Stephen McLeod | Gordon McRobbie | Margaret Melnichuk | Derry Millar | Nancy Millar | Robert Millar | Donald Miller | Linda Miller | Jack Milliken | Hon Lorna Milne | Cameron Minor | W Harland Moffatt | A Montgomery | George & Vivian Morgan | Gabriella Moro | Janet Morris | Thomas Morton | Alice Mow | Claire Mowat | David Muir | Wayne Murray | RoseAnne Mussar
N-O: C A Nabors | James Neilson | Trevor Nesbitt | Edward Neufeld | A G Newman | W Nicholson | Garry Nicol | Jayeson Nicols | Asbjorn Nilssen | Doris H Noonan | Andre Nowakowski | A Jay Nuttall | Oliphant family | Jeffrey Oliphant | John O’Neill
P-Q: Ralph & Gail Palmer | Wilson & Wilma Parasiuk | Bruce Partridge | May Partridge | David Paterson | George E Patton | Peter Payan | Anthony Payne | Nancy Payne | Everett Paynter | Frank Pellow | A Pepin | Robert Pepper | Jean-Marc Perron | Dr L B Peterat | Ron M Philip | Linnet Phimester | Jim Piper | Susan Poole | L A Prendergast | Maurice Prevost | Dan Prysunka | W Gerald Punnett
R: Prof Mikal Radford | Ann & Bob Ramsbottom | Jennifer Moore Rattray & Mr Stacy Dainard | D Read | Sally Reardon | Craig Reid | Dennis Reid | Alison Rennie in memory of Arthur Hadley | Sheryl Riis | Terry & Valerie Robert | Anne Robinson | Gary Roe | Arne Roosman | Darwin Roske | Bill Rowley | Anthony Rubin | David & Patricia Rudan | David & Patricia Rudan in memory of Wendy Pyette | Jane Rumble | Sue Russell | Joan K Ruttan
S-T-U-V: Maureen Sampson | Sterling Sanderman | Sonja Sanguinetti | Robert & Kathleen Saunders | Aline Savoie | Evalyn Scaber | Neil Schwartzbein | John & Donna Schwartzburg | Kim Lachaine & Michael Scott | Jack Seedhouse | Anthony N Sharpe | Sandra Shaul | Daphne E Shaw | N L Shuttleworth | S Sigfusson | John Simmons | Gerry & Barbara Sinn | Graham Skanes | Elaine & Bill Sloan | L Sloane | Craig Smith | Kerry Smith | Robert W Smith | W R Smith | Joyce Solonecki | Tom Spence | Edward Spencer | Beverly Stager | E Stewart | Janet Sutherland | Lindsay DuVal & Scott Sutherland | J Talbot | Keith Taylor | Lee Taylor | Susan Taylor Meehan | Stephen Thomson | Helen Tremblay | William Tretiak | Bryan Trothen | David Unger | Georgina Van Halst
W-X-Y-Z: Susan Waddy | Wiliam Wallace | Duane F Waltenbery | Jim Walton | John Warren | Janet E Watts | Peter Weale | Ernest Weaver | S Weedon | Shayron Weir | Anneli West | Gerry White | Nancy Wicks in memory of Alexandra Wicks | Marg Wiebe in memory of George Wiebe | Michael Wiggin & Gill Magnan | Carol A Wilcox | Audrey & Robert Wild | Bob Williams | Robert Williams | Wayne Williamson | Barry Wilson | James Winkel | Bruce & Joy Wisbey | Anthony Roy Wood | Stephen Woollcombe | Gary Wrathall | Lynn Wright | Betty Young | Dan Yuzwa | S L Zavitz | 33 Anonymous Donors
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