This coffeepot belonged to Dr.
Frederick Henry Sutherland who worked as a physician in Peace River for many years. He
was also mayor of the town for 16 years and served with the Canadian Medical Corps in
World War I. Dr. Sutherland is the namesake of Sutherland Nursing Home/Continuing Care Centre and most recently Sutherland Place. He was considered by
many to be a great man.
This aluminum coffeepot was
donated by his daughter Alma Richardson. According to Alma, Dr. Sutherland enjoyed his coffee immensely and this pot was his pride and joy. At the time, the 1950s-1960s, aluminum was thought to cause Alzheimer’s disease, an idea that Dr. Sutherland
rejected, so much so that he used this aluminum coffeepot every morning for many years.
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| PRMA 2013.009.002 - The coffee pot that Dr. Sutherland used every day. |
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