(21 Aug. 1887-21 Oct. 1984), music teacher. Born presumably at Dominionville, GC, where her father lived till 1888 though possibly, as has been stated, at Maxville, GC. Parents: Dr James T. Munro and his wife Christena Robertson. The future Olive O’Hara, who studied at the Ottawa Ladies’ College and the Ottawa Conservatory of Music, intended to go to Germany to continue the study of music but abandoned the plan for reasons of ill health. She married Dr Ruglus T. O’Hara in 1911. After his death in 1936 she taught music in Maxville for many years. Presbyterian. She died at Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, aged 97. At this time, she was termed “Maxville’s venerable grand old lady” (Macdonell). Her long lifetime, spent almost wholly in Maxville, spanned nearly the entire history of the town. She was the sister of Dr James Howard Munro, and was a relative and heir of Katherine Thompson.

Angus H. McDONELL, “Known for Her Music, Olive O’Hara Dies at 97,” Glengarry News 31 Oct. 1984 (tribute, biog. detail) * Maxville (1991) (refs. as for Dr O’Hara) * honoured by her pupils on retiring from teaching music, GN 12 Dec. 1963 * Campbell (1990), 224-225 * Winter GN 13 Nov. 1991, 28 July 1993 (gift by Mrs Howard L. O’Hara to Dunvegan Museum of two items owed by Olive O’Hara: her wedding dress of 1911 and a 1904 quilt bearing names of women of the Maxville Presbyterian Church), 24 May 1995 (auction sale of Olive O’Hara’s effects)