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Brethour family farm Mount Pleasant Farm
1890
Sidney, British Columbia, Canada

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Mrs George (Fanny) Butler and her children
1890
Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

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Mr. and Mrs. Pope
1880
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
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Mr. Pope was teacher at South Saanich School on East Saanich road for a number of years in the late 1870's and early 1880's. Later Supt. of education in Victoria.

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Temperance Society SPS989.1.532
1899
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada

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Group of several early pioneer men
1890
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada

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Mount Newton Valley first farmers 1859
28 February 2006
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
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After that time they could go back to Great Britain, or as many of them did they could purchase land from the Hudson Bay Company for $1.00 per acre to start their own farms. This is the area many of them settled. They cleared the land and raised their families and built their farms and businesses, many of them intermarried.

Three Hudson Bay Company families settled in this valley. Henry Simpson purchased his 500 acres from the Hudson Bay Company his farm is in the foreground the Saanich Pioneer Museum is situated on part of what was his farm land. Duncan Lidgate's farm is situated facing him across what is today Mount Newton Cross Rd. Further down the road on the south west was William Thomson's farm. William Thomson married Mrs. Duncan Lid gate's daughter Margaret Dyer.

The land is still farmed today and descendants from these families live in the area.

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This grain grown on the Saanich Peninsula won prizes at the World Fair 1899
26 April 2004
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada

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They eventually were able to take their produce to the growing city of Victoria. Most farms were mixed farming, cows, chickens grains, vegetable, and flowers.

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Prairie Tavern, owned by Henry Simpson
1870
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada

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Taverns were used as community meeting places. As the journey to Victoria took two days by horse and cart over rough terrain, wayside taverns became popular. Established in homes along the way for the thirsty tired travelers. Here they could pick up there mail, news of their community or stay overnight.

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Robert Franklin John, M.P. Saanich 1882 1892
1890
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada

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Sam Fairclough farm
1890
Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada