Cora Tunis – Rural Diary Archive

Coverage Dates: 1904 to 1974

County: Wentworth

Township: Flamboro West

Gender: Female

Year of Birth: 1891

Year of Death: 1987

Ethnicity: Welsh

Religion: Methodist

Occupation: Daughter of a farmer

Relationships:

Father: Jacob Nathaniel Tunis
Mother: Theressa Grace Carey Tunis
Brothers: George E. Tunis, Roy Tunis, Stanley Tunis, and Melvin Tunis
Sisters: Lottie Tunis, Alma Tunis, Verra Tunis, and Hazel Tunis

Archive: Dundas Museum and Archives

Posted on Rural Diary Archive: No

Age During Diary: 13

Coverage: 70 years

Biography:

Cora spends most of her life on a farm, both in Greensville and Dundas. In her later years she volunteers at the Dundas Historical Society Museum, eventually donating a number of artefacts. Cora’s diaries span most of her life and some of her entries are written on scrap paper, envelopes, and paper towels.