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The Aberdeens Sampling the Coldstream Apples, c.1895

The Aberdeens Sampling the Coldstream Apples, c.1895

Back (L-R): Lord Aberdeen, Lady Aberdeen Middle (L-R): George, Ebba Wetterman (governess), Marjorie Front (L-R): Archie, Dudley The Aberdeens are on the Coldstream Ranch house verandah holding apples […]
“Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

One of a number of Kodak photos that Lady Aberdeen took of Guisachan House to record their first trip to Guisachan Farm.
“Aberdeen, Coutts & Marjorie guarding the game aided by Spot and Crusoe”, 1891

“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

“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 Guisachan N.B. Scotch Firs being Planted at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“The Guisachan N.B. Scotch Firs being Planted at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

Lord Aberdeen planting the Scottish fir trees, with Marjorie, Coutts, and Frank Conkling (Guisachan foreman) watching. Unfortunately, the Scotch firs did not survive in the Okanagan climate and […]
The Aberdeens arrive at Guisachan Farm

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 […]
The Aberdeens Arrive in the Okanagan Valley

The Aberdeens Arrive in the Okanagan Valley

The Aberdeens arrive in the Okanagan Valley, October 14th, 1891 October 14th, 1891. Vernon, Sicamous, Guisachan.  Here we are at last at our destination! The starting of the first […]
“Entrance Hall at Guisachan B.C.”, 1891

“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 […]
SS Redstar, “Mr. Lequime’s Little Steamer” in 1891

SS Redstar, “Mr. Lequime’s Little Steamer” in 1891

“Mr. Lequime’s little steamer which took us up the Lake to Guisachan.” Watercolour inspired by Lady Aberdeen’s 1891 Kodak photograph as published in Through Canada with a Kodak.
Gate into Guisachan Farm in 1891

Gate into Guisachan Farm in 1891

Drawing inspired by Lady Aberdeen’s 1891 Kodak photograph as published in Through Canada with a Kodak.
“First Passenger Train to Vernon. Wed. Oct 14th ’91.”

“First Passenger Train to Vernon. Wed. Oct 14th ’91.”

The Aberdeens were passengers on the first train to Vernon.  The train stopped in Enderby where Lady Aberdeen Kodaked the train in the station.
The S.S. Parisian Carried the Aberdeen Family Across the Atlantic Ocean in 1891

The S.S. Parisian Carried the Aberdeen Family Across the Atlantic Ocean in 1891

“On a fine evening in August we found ourselves dropping down the Mersey on board the s.s. “Parisian” of the Allan Line, one of the largest ships plying […]