Classification scheme: Hist.Mss.1.368
Title: Cecil and Violet (Francis) Cressman fonds
Dates of creation: [ca. 1930-1971]
Biographical sketch: Cecil Clayton Cressman (1917-2000) was the son of Noah and Catherine Cressman. He was a member of the Canadian Fire-Fighting Corps in Plymouth, England for two and a half years during the Second World War. He married Gertrude McFatridge (1912-1947) in 1940. The couple had one son, who died in 1961. Following Gertrude's death, Cecil married Violet Francis (1918-2016). Cecil and Violet has two boys. Cecil owned and operated Sunshine Motors Ltd. in Waterloo, Ontario. After retirement, Violet and Cecil managed Chesley Lake Mennonite Camp. They were members at First Mennonite Church in Kitchener.
Custodial history: Donated to the Archives in 2025 by Doug Cressman.
Scope and content: Mementos of Cecil Cressman's time in England, and a scrapbook of family, local, and international news
Notes: Original archival description created 2026 by Laureen Harder-Gissing
File list:
- A Canuck Goes to the Continent: Book I, France and Germany. Canadian Legion War Services Committee on Education, Ottawa, January 1944 (reprint)
- Letter of reference from Cecil Cressman's commanding officer, 1944
- News article about members of the Canadian Fire-Fighting Corps stationed in England
- Canadian Fire Fighters badges and button; one Red Cross badge
- Scrapbook of news clippings of community, church, and world events, [ca. 1930-1971]