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Edna's birth certificate shows she was originally named Cora Margaret Cress but her name was changed after registration by letter to Edna Louise Cress. She was the daughter of John Gerp Cress (7 Apr 1875 - 23 Oct 1932) (machinist) and Louise Sattler (24 Jan 1881 - 8 March 1972) who were married 15 Jul 1903. |
Edna's birth certificate shows she was originally named Cora Margaret Cress but her name was changed after registration by letter to Edna Louise Cress. She was the daughter of John Gerp Cress (7 Apr 1875 - 23 Oct 1932) (machinist) and Louise Sattler (24 Jan 1881 - 8 March 1972) who were married 15 Jul 1903. |
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==Other books by Edna Staebler== |
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In addition to Food that Really Schmecks, Stabler also wrote the following:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://legacy.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=2529&p=11280 |title=About Edna Staebler |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2016 |website=WLU |publisher=WLU |access-date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> |
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Sauerkraut and Enterprise. University Women's Club of Kitchener-Waterloo, 1967; Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969. |
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Cape Breton Harbour, Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972; Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990. |
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More Food That Really Schmecks,1967. Reprint, Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979. |
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Haven't Any News: Ruby's Letters from the '50s. Edited by Edna Staebler. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1995. |
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Whatever Happened to Maggie and Other People I've Known. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1983; reprinted as Places I've Been and People I've Known: Stories from Across Canada, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990. |
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Schmecks Appeal. More Mennonite Cooking. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1987. |
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==Awards received by Edna Staebler== |
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In addition to the Order of Canada (1996), Staebler also received the following awards:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://legacy.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=2529&p=11280 |title=About Edna Staebler |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2016 |website=WLU |publisher=WLU |access-date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> |
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Canadian Women’s Press Club Award for Outstanding Literary Journalism (1950) |
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Kitchener-Waterloo Woman of the Year (1980) |
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Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Wilfrid Laurier University (1984) |
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Waterloo-Wellington Hospitality Award (1988) |
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Province of Ontario Senior Achievement Award (1989) |
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Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award (1989) |
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Silver Ladle Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Culinary Arts (1991) |
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Governor General’s Commemorative Medal (1993) |
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Regional Municipality of Waterloo Volunteer Award (1994) |
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Inducted into Waterloo Region Hall of Fame (1998) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 15:46, 27 August 2016
Edna Staebler, CM | |
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Born | Cora Margaret Cress January 15, 1906 Berlin, Ontario[1] |
Died | September 12, 2006 Waterloo, Ontario | (aged 100)
Occupation | writer, philanthropist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Genre | Non-fiction, historical non-fiction, creative non-fiction essay, literary criticism, Mennonite cooking |
Notable works | Food That Really Schmecks cookbook series, Namesake for the Edna Staebler Award |
Edna Staebler, CM (January 15, 1906 – September 12, 2006) was a Canadian author and award-winning literary journalist,[2] best known for her series of cookbooks, Food That Really Schmecks[3] which is currently available in e-book form,[4] with Mennonite recipes, but also including stories and anecdotes about life and home cooking in the rural areas of the Waterloo Region.
She was born in Berlin, Ontario (later Kitchener) in 1906 and grew up there. Staebler received a BA from the University of Toronto and a teacher's certificate from the Ontario College of Education. Staebler married in 1933 but divorced in 1962. She wrote articles for Maclean's, Chatelaine, Saturday Night, Reader's Digest, Star Weekly and other newspapers and magazines; she has also written non-fiction with Canadian themes. In 1991, she established an award for creative non-fiction, awarded annually by Wilfrid Laurier University. Staebler was awarded membership to the Order of Canada in 1996.[1][2]
She died of a stroke in Waterloo, Ontario, in 2006 at the age of 100.[5][1]
Edna's birth certificate shows she was originally named Cora Margaret Cress but her name was changed after registration by letter to Edna Louise Cress. She was the daughter of John Gerp Cress (7 Apr 1875 - 23 Oct 1932) (machinist) and Louise Sattler (24 Jan 1881 - 8 March 1972) who were married 15 Jul 1903.
Other books by Edna Staebler
In addition to Food that Really Schmecks, Stabler also wrote the following:[6]
Sauerkraut and Enterprise. University Women's Club of Kitchener-Waterloo, 1967; Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1969.
Cape Breton Harbour, Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972; Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990.
More Food That Really Schmecks,1967. Reprint, Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1979.
Haven't Any News: Ruby's Letters from the '50s. Edited by Edna Staebler. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1995.
Whatever Happened to Maggie and Other People I've Known. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1983; reprinted as Places I've Been and People I've Known: Stories from Across Canada, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1990.
Schmecks Appeal. More Mennonite Cooking. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1987.
Awards received by Edna Staebler
In addition to the Order of Canada (1996), Staebler also received the following awards:[7]
Canadian Women’s Press Club Award for Outstanding Literary Journalism (1950)
Kitchener-Waterloo Woman of the Year (1980)
Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Wilfrid Laurier University (1984)
Waterloo-Wellington Hospitality Award (1988)
Province of Ontario Senior Achievement Award (1989)
Kitchener-Waterloo Arts Award (1989)
Silver Ladle Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Culinary Arts (1991)
Governor General’s Commemorative Medal (1993)
Regional Municipality of Waterloo Volunteer Award (1994)
Inducted into Waterloo Region Hall of Fame (1998)
See also
References
- ^ a b c The Ambassador's Online Magazine, January 2007, Edna Staebler, Volume 10 - Issue 1, Profile, Retrieved 11/26/2012
- ^ a b Faculty of Arts, August 28, 2012, About the Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines, Retrieved 11/26/2012
- ^ "Food That Really Schmecks". WLU Press. WLU. 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ McNeill, Laurie, Diaries that Schmeck, Canadian litterateur, Retrieved 11/26/2012
- ^ Obits for Life, Edna Staebler, Retrieved 11/26/2012
- ^ "About Edna Staebler". WLU. WLU. 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "About Edna Staebler". WLU. WLU. 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
Further reading
- Christl Verduyn, Must Write: Edna Staebler's Diaries (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2005),