April 8 was the anniversary of his death in 1967. MacDonald lived to be eighty-seven. His books are now dusty and old. The pages and the dust covers are fragile. The text and vocabulary are not always politically correct.
Wilson MacDonald is recognized in this area long after his death mostly due to the efforts of a loyal community and the dedication of a museum to his life -- The Wilson Pugsley MacDonald Museum located in Walpole Township, Haldimand.
Born on May 5, 1880, MacDonald made a career of travelling and doing readings, signing books and promoting his writings through delicately illustrated pen and ink tokens. One of these single-page cards was a treasured item among my Mother's papers.
The reason that I give space to this dead poet is that he qualifies for the dubious label "a stub" on Wikipedia. In short, an article too short to include more than rudimentary information and "deemed too short to provide encyclopedic coverage." However, in the words of Wikipedia, "You can help Wikipedia by expanding it."
Photo: by Lorna. Gravestone in Vienna, Ontario. (Daisy P. is his sister.)
