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“Coming home from Church with the new team Brown Bess & Baby & her foal Madge Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, Coutts and Eustace Smith (farm manager) in the horse-drawn carriage arriving back at Guisachan House after the church service in the […]

“Aberdeen, Coutts & Marjorie guarding the game aided by Spot and Crusoe”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lord Aberdeen, Coutts and Marjorie, with the two dogs, Spot and Crusoe, on the porch of Guisachan House displaying the wild birds that were hunted.

“Residence No. 1. Present owner emerging from inspection”; “Residence No. 2.”; “Residence No. 3.”, 1891

John McDougall was born at Fort Garry around 1827 to a Scottish father and a First Nations mother. McDougall travelled through the Okanagan Valley while working for the […]

The Aberdeens arrive at Guisachan Farm

The Aberdeens arrive at Guisachan Farm October 14th, 1891 They arrived unannounced at Okanagan Mission and had to walk a couple of miles to the Guisachan. At first […]

Guisachan, B.C. October 1891 (Lord Aberdeen’s Farm)

Lady Aberdeen’s painting, looking towards Guisachan House and the third McDougall House (to the right). The construction of Guisachan House, built from a plan approved by the Aberdeens, […]

“Entrance Hall at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

This is one of the only interior Kodak photos of Guisachan House. The wainscoting with (wall) paper above is visible in this early photo. Lady Aberdeen took this […]

Three Prairie Families the Aberdeens’ Visited, 1890

L-Mr and Mrs John Campbells home; R-Mr and Mrs Peter Graham’s cottage; The Darough family at Glenfern Lady Aberdeen Kodaked and sometimes drew the English, Irish and Scottish settlers […]

“Kodaking and Being Kodaked at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Kodak photo of Lady Aberdeen ‘Kodaking’ Guisachan Farm on the Aberdeens’ first visit. It is likely that Lady Aberdeen set up the two Kodak cameras and had her daughter […]